City of Greater Sudbury Transportation Study Report

10.3. Road Access Policies
Policies for access management are required in order to provide safe and orderly access to
lands consistent with the function of a road.
The degree of access control is directly related to the classification of the road as identified
in Table 10.1.1. This road classification system recognizes that unregulated access may
compromise safety and may reduce the capacity of the road.
The City of Greater Sudbury has an access control policy that allows the City’s Engineer to
determine what new accesses should be approved and to determine what accesses should
be provided during road reconstruction. The intent of the policy is to permit access that
does not impact the safety or reduce the capacity of the road. This policy identifies the
number of accesses by type of arterial road, location, design, construction and allocation of
costs.
The access control policy for arterial roads should be reviewed to ensure that it supports the
intended function of the road. The existing policy indicates that accesses to primary arterial
roads should generally be only by other arterial or collector roads and from major regional
activity centres. However, it also states that existing parcels of land with less than
200 metres of street line on a primary arterial, but with street lines only on primary arterials,
shall be permitted one access. While it is recognized that access cannot be denied in these
situations, a high density of accesses along a primary, and even a secondary arterial road
will likely compromise the function of the road.
In areas where multiple accesses will create concerns regarding safety and compromise the
function of the road, shared access or service roads should be investigated.
10.4. Right of Way and Typical Cross Sections
Table 10.4.1 summarizes right-of way width requirements for all classes of roads in Greater
Sudbury. Road right-of-way is illustrated in Figure 10.4.1.
Table 10.4.1 - Road Right-of-Way Widths
Class of Road Right-of-Way Width Number of Lanes
Primary Arterial (Major
Highway)
35 - 45 metres in urbanized area
45 - 90 meters in rural area 4 to 7
Secondary Arterial
Tertiary Arterial
26 - 35 metres in urbanized area
30 - 45 meters in rural area
26 - 35 metres in urbanized area
30 - 45 meters in rural area
2 to 5
2 to 5
Collector 20 - 30 metres 2 to 4
Local 20 metres 2
CITY OF GREATER SUDBURY
OFFICIAL PLAN BACKGROUND REPORT
September 2005 Page 102