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Comprehensive Plan, City of Paris, Texas Future Land Use ARTERIr1L ROADWAYS Arterial roadways can be further classified into minor arterial roadways (four-lane) and major arterial roadways (five-lane). Minor arterial roadways are appropriate for carrying traffic through primarily residential areas without directly accessing any of the properties. A minor arterial road section includes four 12-foot through lanes and should provide an additional left- turn bay at all signalized intersections and any major intersections. A minimum travel width of 52 feet and right-of-way width of 100 feet are recommended. Sidewalks should be provided on both sides. Only public roads should be allowed to access a four-lane arterial road and road spacing should be related to design speed as per a five or six-lane roadway. The ideal range for traffic volume on a four-lane arterial roadway is between 12,000 and 25,000 vehicles per day. Major arterial roadways serve major activity centers and carry a high proportion of traffic on a limited number of roadway miles. A road section includes two 12-foot through lanes in each direction and between a 12-foot and 16-foot center two-way left-turn lane. A minimum road width of 65 feet and right-of-way of 100 feet are recommended. Traffic volumes on this type of roadway range between 25,000 and 35,000 vehicles per day. Highways/Expressways Highways, such as the loop highway, are primary arterial roadways that are fully or partially access controlled. These routes are typically the highest traveled corridors, serve major activity centers and carry the major portion of trips entering or leaving the City. ROAD`VAY CLASSIFICATIONS The roadway classifications described above are applicable to the major roadways in the City and the projected growth areas. These roadways are classified based on their function that corresponds with the description of the roadway classifications. Table 5.2 lists examples of the functional classification of collector roadways, arterial roadways and major arterial roadways that are classified on the "Major Street Plan" map. Roads that are not identified as either a collector road, arterial road or expressway/freeway are classified as local roads. As development occurs within the growth areas, other roadways need to be classified as either collector or arterial roadways. ~a~►r~ t' ~ . y' . W - ~pNs s su~IAr . ~y . , . Na °a~~R ad a~ : me a Wa Loo Hi hwa 82/271/286 Hi hwa /Ex resswa Hi hwa s 82/271 Hi hwa /Ex resswa Lamar Avenue and Clarksville Street Arterial Colle iate Drive Collector Jefferson Road (east) Pro osed Arterial Clement Road (east) Pro osed Collector S:U8288\WPWma1 rcpurt 2-01.,kx 3cg BWR