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Islington’s Transport Strategy Local Implementation Plan 2011 to 2031
Road network classification
2.57 Islington’s streets are designated in accordance with national codes of practice for
carriageways and footways, as detailed in Table 7 and Table 8 below. Each road is
designated according to its use and function for the purpose of informing decision-making
on the management and operation of Islington’s roads. The details of how these roads and
footways are treated are set out in the council’s Highway Asset Management Plan (2010).
Table 7:
Carriageway hierarchy
Carriageway hierarchy Kilometres Description
1 0.00 Motorway (subject to Motorway regulations)
2 40.13 Strategic route (including TfL Road Network
and borough principal roads) – trunk roads
and some principal A roads between primary
destinations
3a 9.25 Main distributor – major urban and inter
primary links with short and medium distance
traffic
3b 35.38 Secondary distributor – classified routes (B
and C) and unclassified bus routes carrying
local traffic with frontage access and frequent
junctions
4a 190.51 Link road – roads linking between the main
and secondary distributor network with
frontage access and frequent junctions
4b 19.44 Local access road – roads serving limited
numbers of properties, carrying only access
traffic
Total 294.72
Source: Islington’s Highway Asset Management Plan (2010)
Table 8:
Footway hierarchy
Footway hierarchy Kilometres Description
1(a) 16.22 Prestige walking zone – footways at transport
interchanges, high streets and employment
centres with high levels of footfall throughout
the day
1 62.84 Primary walking route – strategic walking
routes and between destinations
2 89.38 Secondary walking route – alternative walking
routes between destinations
3 384.6 Link footways – footways linking primary and
secondary walking routes
4 38.88 Local access footways – footways carrying
only access traffic
Total 591.92
Source: Islington’s Highway Asset Management Plan (2010)
London Borough of Islington 27 March 2012