2+2 road

Design of road a specific type of expressway found in Ireland and Scandinavia another type of road typically with four or more lanes, two on each side Arterial road October 2022 thumb|200px|An example of a 2+2 dual-carriageway in Ireland (the N4) A 2+2 road is a specific type of dual-carriageway that exists primarily in Ireland,https://www.google.ie/maps?ll=53.866801,-7.914619&spn=0.028494,0.077162&t=h&z=14&layer=c&cbll=53.871854,-7.924138&panoid=o4j_8i6_1iyqV6fuTNDbTA&cbp=12,277.75,,0,0 Google Maps Google Maps Sweden,https://www.google.com/maps?ll=59.253001,14.909032&spn=0.098819,0.308647&t=m&z=12&layer=c&cbll=59.253001,14.909032&panoid=qnQPB34_zK2jX_VlM35LDw&cbp=12,259.54,,0,0 Google Maps Google Maps Estonia and Finland,https://www.google.com/maps?ll=62.772655,27.586227&spn=0.178126,0.617294&t=m&z=11&layer=c&cbll=62.772655,27.586227&panoid=aAMJvymYNSs8QM7iJ-pcnA&cbp=12,0,,0,0 Google Maps Google Maps consisting of two lanes in each direction separated by a steel cable barrier. These roads do not have hard shoulders and therefore cannot be designated as motorways in the future. However, they may be designated as limited-access roads, as such roads do not require the physical standard of motorways to be designated as expressways. The Irish variant has 3.5 metre ft mid -wide laneshttp://nrastandards.nra.ie/road-design-construction-standards/func-download/456/chk97bcc7e21a2c56a21e6b025d3f931b49/no_html1 Irish Design Standard (pdf) 2013-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215918/http://nrastandards.nra.ie/road-design-construction-standards/func-download/456/chk97bcc7e21a2c56a21e6b025d3f931b49/no_html1 2016-03-03 dead where there are a number of Swedish variantsSwedish 2+2 Types (In Swedish) some with 3.25 metre ft mid -wide lanes. Junctions are generally at-grade roundabouts and minor roads cross under or over the mainline without connecting. They are also known as "type 2 dual-carriageways" by the Irish National Roads Authority. These roads look similar to expressways, except that expressways often have interchanges, large medians or concrete barriers between traffic. 2+2 roads are commonly found in the outskirts of Jamaica. History First Irish 2+2 In Ireland first purpose-built road of this type opened in December 2007http://www.nra.ie/RoadSchemeActivity/LeitrimCountyCouncil/N4DrumsnaLongfordDromodRoosky/SchemeName,11257,en.html N4 Drumsna Longford (Dromod Roosky)May 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.nra.ie/News/PressReleases/htmltext,11151,en.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090726065715/http://www.nra.ie/News/PressReleases/htmltext%2C11151%2Cen.html dead Ireland's First 2+2 Road Type Opens in Dromod Roosky 26 July 2009 as a new greenfield section of the N4 national primary route which joins Dublin to Sligo. See also 2+1 road Limited-access road References Category:Road surface markings Ireland Category:Roads in Sweden Category:Types of roads