Numbered highways in Damukuni
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History
Motorways
Motorways are limited-access highways that are built to the standards of the Damukunian Department of Transportion's Motor Vehicle Transport Authority (MVTA). Junctions with other roads are grade-separated, and each direction of travel has at least two lanes.
- Odd-numbered motorways are signed north to south, while even-numbered motorways are signed east to west, with the exception of Motorway 50 (M-50), which is the only two-digit beltway, circling the capital city of Atarashii-Damushuto. Motorway numbers ending in zero (0) or five (5) are principal east-west and north-south motorways, respectively.
- Main arterial motorways have two digits, while spurs and bypass motorways have three digits. Spurs are designated with an odd leading digit (e.g., M-175 is a spur of M-75), while loops are designated with an even leading digit (e.g., M-230 is a bypass route for M-30).
- Motorways are numbered from the southernmost or westernmost terminus. For example, M-8 is a short motorway south of M-10, running from East Town to Retalhuleu.
The Damukuni Department of Transportation grants subsidies to state transportation departments to maintain compliance with the MVTA Standards for Limited-Access Motorways.
Motorways do not exist in the Sonnel States. In Islana Lunigo, Motorway L1 (M-L1) runs between Moaria, near the north edge of the island, and A Missão, on the southern edge.
Federal highways
The roads now known as federal highways were commissioned in 1808 as part of the Emperor's National Highway Schematic (NHWS), a plan to unite the eastern and western portions of the Damukunian mainland. In 1820, the National Highway Schematic Act was updated to provide funding for the creation of a grid of north-south highways, as well as updating the entire existing highway network to accommodate horseless carriages. As the car grew in ubiquity and popularity as a means of travel, some national highways were upgraded to four-lane divided highways, especially those that complemented east-west rail lines.
The longest federal highway is Federal Route 40, nicknamed the East-West Post Road, running from the city of West Bay to Ōza, Tenjiro.
Federal highways do not exist in the Sonnel States or Islana Lunigo.
Toll roads
Federal toll roads are portions of federal highways that require the payment of a fee to access. Federal toll roads are usually limited-access highways built to accommodate more motor vehicle traffic where a motorway is not already designated, or part of a turnpike that serves as an express route between major cities.
The Free Motorway Access Act of 2027 prohibits governments from collecting tolls on motorways, but Federal authorities may designate toll roads provided:
- The highway is signed as a touring route (that is, it is numbered and signed in the federal or state highway's route numbering plan), and
- The highway has a designated, signed alternate bypass (such as a motorway or state highway) that does not require payment to access.
This rule does not apply to state highways.
