Determining criteria are as follows:
A. Major or through highways. (See Figure 1.)
(1) The proposed highway is the direct and logical continuation
of an existing highway that carried 500 or more heavy and light vehicles
during a twelve-hour period as shown on the latest traffic count.
(2) The proposed highway creates a shorter and more convenient
through-traffic artery so that it can be reasonably expected that
traffic will be diverted from other major highways to such an extent
that it will reach at least 500 cars in 12 hours two years after opening.
(3) The proposed highway could logically be expected to
become a major highway because of future construction or other foreseeable
circumstances.
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[*NOTE: Heavy vehicles (trucks) described as
being more than 10% of the design-hour traffic and at least 1/2 of
the trucks are anticipated to be at or near the legal maximum weight.]
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B. Commercial or industrial highways. (See Figure 2.)
(1) The proposed highway is in an area zoned for commerce
or industry.
(2) The proposed highway is on or so close to the dividing
line between a residential and a commercial or industrial area that
it may reasonably be expected to carry a substantial volume of heavy
vehicles.
(3) The proposed highway creates a shorter and more convenient
route between a commercial or industrial area and a major traffic
artery.
(4) The proposed highway, for any other reason, may be
expected to carry a substantial volume of commercial or industrial
traffic.
C. Rural or suburban highways. (See Figure 3.)
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(1) The proposed highway shall not be or be reasonably
expected to become a through, commercial or industrial highway.
(2) The proposed highway is not or cannot reasonably be expected to become a continuation or extension of a highway of one of the two above-described classifications (Subsections
A and
B). Should such be the case, the proposed highway shall take the classification of the highway of which it is a continuation or extension.
(3) The proposed highway does not or cannot reasonably
be expected to carry a substantial volume of traffic.
D. Country roads. This classification is intended to
cover a majority of subdivision roads. (See Figure 3.1).
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(1) The proposed highway provides access primarily to
residences.
(2) The proposed highway is characterized by low-to-moderate
volume in accordance with the Cornell Local Roads Program (2008).
(3) The proposed highway may be expected to carry traffic
consisting mainly of passenger vehicles and school buses.
(4) The proposed highway shall be designed to accommodate
speeds of 20 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour.
(5) The proposed highway is not or cannot be reasonably expected to become a continuation or extension of a highway described in §
93-8A and
B above. Should such be the case, the proposed highway shall take the classification of the highway of which it is a continuation or extension.
(6) Proposed roads may be paved or surfaced with gravel
and gravel or grass shoulders are appropriate.
(7) In the case that a country road is improved to connect
to a road of a higher classification and becomes a through road,
the country road should be upgraded as needed.