City of Greater Sudbury Transportation Study Report

TABLE 10.1.1 - ROAD CLASSIFICATION
Class of Road Jurisdiction Function Access
Daily Traffic
Volume
Design Speed
Minimum
intersection
spacing (m)
Other Regulation
Primary Arterial (Major Highway) Province or City
Connecting City with other major centers
outside the City and/or inter-connecting
settlements.
Long distance person or goods movement
travel through the City between major
activity areas within the City. Traffic
movement primary consideration.
Intersections with other arterial roads and
with collector roads.
Access from adjacent property strictly
regulated and kept to a minimum (rigid
access control).
10,000 – 30,000 60 – 100 km/h 400 m
No on-street parking.
Buffers between the roadway and
adjacent urban and rural areas.
Connecting two or more settlements or
major activity centers within the City;
Connecting between two primary arterial
roads; or
Intersections with other roads.
Access from adjacent property strictly
regulated and kept to a minimum.
No on-street parking.
Buffers between roadway and
adjacent uses.
Secondary Arterial Province or City
Connecting a settlement or activity center
with a primary arterial road.
5,000 – 20,000 50 – 70 km/h 200 m
Trip origin and/or destination along it, an
intersecting tertiary arterial intersecting
collector or a local street intersecting with
the collector. Traffic movement major
consideration.
Connecting small settlements; or
Intersections with other roads.
No on-street parking.
Tertiary Arterial City
Connecting settlement to primary or
secondary arterial leading to a recreational
area.
Trip origin and/or destination along it, along
an intersecting collector or along a local
street intersecting with the collector. Traffic
movement major consideration.
Access from adjacent property strictly
regulated and kept to a minimum.
5,000 – 20,000 50 – 70 km/h 200 m
Buffers between roadway and
adjacent uses.
Connecting neighbourhoods; or
Connecting a neighbourhood with an
Collector City arterial road.
Trip origin and/or destination along it or an
intersecting local street. Traffic movement
and land access of equal importance.
Intersections with other roads.
Regulated access from adjacent property.
1,000 – 12,000 50 – 80 km/h 60 m
On-street parking may be
permitted.
Greater setbacks from roadway
of adjacent uses.
Connecting properties within a
neighbourhood.
Local City Trip origin and/or destination along its rightof-way.
Traffic movement secondary consideration,
land access primary function.
Intersections with collectors or other local
roads.
Access from adjacent property permitted.
< 1,000 30 – 50 km/h 60 m
On-street parking generally
permitted except in un-usual
circumstances.
Goods movement restricted
except for that having origin or
destination along road.
CITY OF GREATER SUDBURY
OFFICIAL PLAN BACKGROUND REPORT
September 2005 Page 98