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Hi David,

I see you changed Route 40 north of 471 from primary to trunk. We're discussing that, and another recent edit of yours, on the forum, here: https://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=59454

You are welcome to join the discussion there.

Cheers,

The road in this section is part of a plan for a road that will cross the city from the east (west of the Sirkin camp). See the http://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?changeset=51286946#map=16/32.0798/34.9041

Sure, but those plans don't affect the "highway" tag's value. The "highway" tag's value should reflect the current status of a road; there are other tags for mapping the planned (future) status.

Right about planning. Mistake.
But regardless, see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Israel - "First rule for numbered roads: The category is determined by the color of the sign, not by the number of digits!" (Conventions and Guidelines> Inter-city Roads)
The signpost of Route 40 is red

That rule suggests that the portion of Route 40 north of this changeset and south of Sgula Junction should, too, be upgraded to trunk.

Point taken, though. If I disagree with the criteria I'll start a new thread on the forums. Cheers!