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Freeway

 Freeway 

Used for all roads with an E-number.

Truck Roads E7, E30, E75 and other 2-way segment E-roads without a central barrier are exceptions.

Attributes:

Street City Lock
5


Naming of Freeways: Please refer to Names

Examples:

  • E11 - Sh Zayed Rd, No city, United Arab Emirates



==Ramp==  Ramp 

Roads which connect roadways to other roadways as part of an interchange. This includes all freeway exits and entrances.

Attributes:

Street City Lock
Optional
3-5


Naming of Ramps: Please refer to Names

Examples:

  • Exit 39 - D63 > Jumeira
  • Exit 22 > D69 - Al Meydan St

Major Highway

 Major Highway 

All roads with a D - , F - , S - number and main roads outside cities. Two-way segment E-roads, E-labelled Truck Roads and E-labelled roads within cities.

Attributes:

Street City Lock
4

Examples:

  • D54 - Sh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan St, No city, United Arab Emirates
  • E30 - Al Rawdah Truck Rd, No city, United Arab Emirates==Minor Highway==

 Minor Highway 

All roads with a D- , F- , S-number and main roads within cities. Two-way segment important connections outside cities.

Attributes:

Street City Lock
3

Examples:

  • D94 - Jumeira St, Jumeirah 3 جميرا, United Arab Emirates
  • Sultan Bin Zayed The First St, Al Nahyan آل نَهيان, United Arab Emirates




Road Type definition example Lock Level Exceptions
Primary Street All other main connecting roads N/A 2 No
Street All other roads N/A 1 No
Narrow Street Narrow streets are drivable, but hard to access by car. It's the kind of roads that are so narrow, you'd rather not get a route through when driving, unless it is significantly faster. However, as a motorcycle, narrow streets are convenient for navigation. Narrow Streets have a penalty for private cars and taxis between 5-10 minutes. Their default driving speed is 10kph until speed data is collected. N/A 3 No

Other - drivable

Road Type definition example Lock Level Exceptions
Offroad / Not-Maintained A road that is physically impossible to drive by a normal sedan and should be avoided when possible. The routing server will also add a 3 hour penalty to such segments, so they will only be picked when there is absolutely no alternative available. All other regular dirt roads, that are still drivable with a standard sedan, should be of the ROAD TYPE Street with the Unpaved attributes checked N/A 1 No
Parking Lot Road All parking lot roads; Gas Station roads. Routing on these roads has a penalty, and they will only be routed when your destination is on them, or if there is no alternative N/A 1 No
Private Road All roads which need special permission for access. Routing on these roads has a penalty, and they will only be routed when your destination is on them, or if there's no alternative. Mostly used to setup private installations N/A 3 No
Ferry Crossing water N/A 5 No

Non - drivable

Road Type definition example Lock Level Exceptions
Railroad Use for railroad, metro, tram and subway Public transportation. Set elevation as found and connect to roads, but use Turn Restrictions to prevent routing onto Railroads 5 No
Runway/Taxiway Airport Runways and Taxiways Only for airport runways. Never connect to any other road type 3-5 No
Walking Trail Use for walking and bicycle paths only if they serve as a navigation guide routing. Navigation points on a WT will guide you to the nearest driveable segment Set direction unknown and connect where usefull for routing or parking lot walking times. 3 No
Pedestrian Boardwalk Use for walking and bicycle paths only if they serve as a visual marker for motorist routing Set direction unknown and connect where usefull for parking lot walking times. If not needed for that, don't add these 3 No
Stairway Do NOT use this type No

Some satellite photos are shifted (in the wrong place) or out of date. Use the WME GPS layer to make roads in the correct place. Satellite and StreetView available from within WME may be used. Local knowledge may be used. External sources of information may not be used.