City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

CITY POLICY
Road Categories
Highway 401 is an example
of a freeway.
Bayly Street, Brock Road,
Highway 7 and Taunton
Road are examples of Type
A arterial roads.
Kingston Road, and
Liverpool Road between
Highway 401 and Finch
Avenue are examples of
Type B arterial roads.
Pickering Parkway and
Glenanna Road are
examples of Type C arterial
roads.
Major Oaks Drive,
Oklahoma Drive and
Amberlea Road are
examples of Collector
Roads.
4.10 City Council shall,
(a) recognize Freeways as controlled access
roads designed to carry the highest volumes
of traffic at high speeds within and beyond
the City and Region;
(b) recognize Type A, Type B and Type C
Arterial Roads as described in the Durham
Regional Official Plan, wherein,
(i) Type A Arterial Roads: are the highest
order arterial road; are designed to carry
large volumes of traffic at moderate to
high speeds, over relatively long
distances; have access restrictions; and
generally have a right-of-way width
ranging from 36 to 50 metres;
(ii) Type B Arterial Roads: are designed to
carry moderate volumes of traffic at
moderate speeds, within a municipality;
have some access restrictions; and
generally have a right-of-way width
ranging from 30 to 36 metres; and
(iii) Type C Arterial Roads: are designed to
carry lower volumes of traffic, at slower
speeds; provide access to properties;
and generally have a right-of-way width
ranging from 26 to 30 metres;
(c) recognize the following municipal road
categories, wherein,
(i) Collector Roads: generally provide access
to individual properties, to local roads, to
other collector roads and to Type C
arterial roads; carry greater volumes of
traffic than local roads, including
automobiles, pedestrians, bicycles and
transit; and generally have a right-of-way
width ranging from 20 to 22 metres; and
(ii) Local Roads: generally provide access to
individual properties, to other local roads
and to collector roads; carry local traffic;
and generally have a right-of-way of up to
20 metres, with the exception of local
roads serving industrial properties which
may have a right-of-way width of up to 23
metres.
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