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  2. Dual carriageway - Wikipedia

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    Often on urban dual carriageways where the road has been converted from a four-lane single carriageway the central reservation will not be substantial: often just a small steel divider to save space. Turning right (that is, across the line of traffic heading in the opposite direction) is usually permitted only at specific locations.

  3. Road hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    Most of these are single-carriageway 2 lane roads but a few of them are 4 lane dual-carriageway. E: These are main roads which go through multiple villages and small towns and are built similarly to B roads. A few of them can also be 4 lane dual-carriageways. F: The small village roads which normally only serve 1 or a few villages.

  4. Single carriageway - Wikipedia

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    A single carriageway (British English) is a road with one, two or more lanes arranged within a one carriageway with no central reservation/median strip to separate opposing flows of traffic. A single-track road is a type of single carriageway with a single lane with passing places for traffic in both directions.

  5. Fewer than one in 10 A-road miles are dual-carriageway in ...

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    The AA said converting single-carriageway A-roads into dual-carriageways can “improve traffic flows and air quality whilst reducing collisions”. Most of the 36 areas are largely rural, such as ...

  6. Carriageway - Wikipedia

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    A carriageway (British English) [1] or roadway (North American English) [2] consists of a width of road on which a vehicle is not restricted by any physical barriers or separation to move laterally. A carriageway generally consists of a number of traffic lanes together with any associated shoulder , but may be a sole lane in width (for example ...

  7. Limited-access road - Wikipedia

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    The Veterans Memorial Parkway in London, Ontario is a modern at-grade limited-access road with intersections. A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway, expressway, and partial controlled-access highway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway ...

  8. Controlled-access highway - Wikipedia

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    Despite popular opinion that "freeway" means a road with at least two carriageways, single carriageway freeways exist, as is evidenced by the statement that "[South Africa's] roads include 1,400 km (870 mi) of dual carriageway freeway, 440 km (270 mi) of single carriageway freeway and 5,300 km (3,300 mi) of single carriage main road with ...

  9. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Single carriageway or undivided highway A road with one, two, or more lanes arranged within a roadway or carriageway with no physical separation of opposing flows of traffic. Single point urban interchange or SPUI A variant of the diamond interchange most often used in urban areas where conservation of space is necessitated. Sleeper lines. See ...