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Revision as of 23:55, 10 July 2006 by SPUI (talk | contribs) (clarify)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A limited access road or controlled access road is a road to which access from adjacent properties is limited in some way. Beyond that, there is no one definition. It can mean anything from a city street to which the maintaining authority limits driveway access to a full freeway.
References
- Environment Waikato Regional Council, Definition of Terms: "Limited access road for the purposes of this Strategy (section 5.6.3) is a local road occupied by a district/city council, where the number of accesses onto that road from properties is limited, due to road safety and visibility reasons."
- Elko Traffic Code: "'Controlled access highway' means every highway, street or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access except at such points only and in such manner as may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over such highway, street or roadway."
- Jacksonville Transportation Authority - Rapid Transit Studies - Glossary: "Limited Access - Roadways with access limited to specific points (interchanges) with arterial or other limited access roadways."
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Section 1A.13 Definitions of Words and Phrases in This Manual: "Expressway—a divided highway with partial control of access." and "Freeway—a divided highway with full control of access."
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