Thank you for the information you provided. I will defer to your knowledge on this.

Gracias por la información que me proporcionaste. Confío en tus conocimientos sobre este tema.

Hello SoyJosueVerde,

I noticed some highways were reclassified from tertiary and secondary to primary. These roads have maintained a long history of being secondary or tertiary, and do not appear to fit the definition of primary (highway=primary), as the nearby trunk (way/549856689) already serves as the major highway linking large towns in this area. Could you share your reasoning for reclassifying these roads to primary?

I also noticed ref=40 was added to way/904952547 and several surrounding highways. Since that nearby trunk already has that ref tagging along it, do you have any resources to support adding refs to these roads?

Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you.

Traducción automática:
Hola SoyJosueVerde,

He observado que algunas carreteras se han reclasificado de terciarias y secundarias a primarias. Estas carreteras tienen una larga historia de ser secundarias o terciarias y no parecen encajar en la definición de primaria (highway=primary), ya que la carretera troncal cercana (way/549856689) ya sirve como la carretera principal que conecta las grandes localidades de la zona. ¿Podrías explicarme el motivo de la reclasificación de estas carreteras como primarias?

También he observado que se ha añadido la referencia 40 a way/904952547 y a varias carreteras circundantes. Dado que la carretera troncal cercana ya tiene esa referencia, ¿dispones de algún recurso para añadir referencias a estas carreteras?

Gracias y espero tu respuesta.

Hello joserrg12,

I noticed that La Ruta Nacional 35 was changed from primary to trunk, with the comment that it is part of a high-capacity network. While I understand the logic, the Costa Rica OSM Wiki indicates that national highways should generally be tagged as highway=primary, and La Ruta Nacional 35 is not listed among the designated trunk routes (osm.wiki/Costa_Rica#%22Red_Vial_Nacional_Primaria%22,%22Ruta_Nacional%22_(National_Primary_Roads). Were you aware of this highway classification guidance?

Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you.

Hola joserrg12,

He notado que la Ruta Nacional 35 se cambió de principal a troncal, con la mención de que forma parte de una red de alta capacidad. Si bien entiendo la lógica, la Wiki de OSM de Costa Rica indica que las carreteras nacionales generalmente deben etiquetarse como highway=primary, y la Ruta Nacional 35 no figura entre las rutas troncales designadas (osm.wiki/Costa_Rica#%22Red_Vial_Nacional_Primaria%22,%22Ruta_Nacional%22_(National_Primary_Roads). ¿Conocías esta guía de clasificación de carreteras?

Gracias y espero tu respuesta.

Hello HBFJ, I see you have opened both lanes of GO-213 (way/792932624) and adjacent highways such as GO-139 (way/1450379135) which were set as bidirectional until construction is complete. I conducted some research and found that this article (https://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/data-insights/construction-go-213-caldas-novas-morrinhos-highway-duplication/) states it will open in 2026.

Do you have any information you can share about it being open now instead of the stated 2026 completion date? Any knowledge you can share about this construction project would be a great help.

Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you.

(Tradução gerada)

Olá HBFJ, notei que vocês abriram as duas faixas da GO-213 (way/792932624) e rodovias adjacentes, como a GO-139 (way/1450379135), que estavam configuradas como bidirecionais até a conclusão da obra. Fiz uma pesquisa e encontrei este artigo (https://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/data-insights/construction-go-213-caldas-novas-morrinhos-highway-duplication/) que indica que a abertura está prevista para 2026.

Vocês têm alguma informação que possam compartilhar sobre o motivo da abertura já ter ocorrido antes da data de conclusão prevista para 2026? Qualquer informação que vocês possam compartilhar sobre este projeto de construção será de grande ajuda.

Obrigado e aguardo seu retorno.

That makes sense that the pavement could be ready, however is it confirmed to be open to traffic yet? If it is not open to traffic yet and adjustments still need to be made, would you be open to adding access=no tags here?

Tiene sentido que el pavimento esté listo, pero ¿se ha confirmado que ya está abierto al tráfico? Si aún no lo está y se necesitan ajustes, ¿estarías dispuesto a añadir etiquetas access=no aquí? 

Hello Ctrl+ShiftF5,
I see you updated construction along this stretch of Carretera Longitudinal de la Sierra Norte (way/230398330,https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1364863025). Do you have any more information on the timeline for the completion of this project? I am also curious if you have any information about the temporary reroutes around this construction.
Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you.

Hello vincente_lopez_2021,

I see you have opened up construction along the Circunvalación motorway (way/171820578 - way/1124885858) . Are you sure this is open? According to this article (https://municipiosdeargentina.com/la-municipalidad-de-parana-reactiva-la-obra-de-la-ruta-12-y-mejora-el-acceso-al-parque-industrial/), construction along this stretch here is not open until 2026. If you know more, can you provide resources about this construction project?

Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you.

Hola vincente_lopez_2021,

Veo que has abierto la zona de obras en la Circunvalación autopista (way/171820578 - way/1124885858) . ¿Estás seguro de que está abierta? Según este artículo (https://municipiosdeargentina.com/la-municipalidad-de-parana-reactiva-la-obra-de-la-ruta-12-y-mejora-el-acceso-al-parque-industrial/), las obras en este tramo no estarán abiertas hasta 2026. Si tienes más información, ¿podrías facilitarme recursos sobre este proyecto?

Gracias y espero tu respuesta.

Thank you for taking another look, happy mapping!

Thank you for the information on the construction being completed soon. I will defer to your knowledge here.

Obrigado pela informação sobre a conclusão iminente da construção. Vou confiar no seu conhecimento sobre o assunto.

Hello 5m4u9,

I see you updated refs along Ruta Fundamental 49 to F. Did you mean to make these F49 since this is along (relation/19772914)?

Hola 5m4u9,

Veo que actualizaste las referencias de la Ruta Fundamental 49 a F. ¿Querías decir F49, ya que está relacionada con (relation/19772914)?

Hello Pt873,

I wanted to follow up with you on the construction of Avenida Edson Brandão. The latest Vantor (Maxar) imagery, dated 2025-10-26, still shows way/660306856 as bidirectional to node/1538895081, and way/1436448565 is not close to opening from the evidence of displaced dirt along it from three days ago.

Given how recent this imagery is, how would you feel about keeping way/660306856 and way/1436582132 as bidirectional for now and adding access=no tags to way/1436448565 until construction is officially complete?
It is important at this stage to maintain bidirectional routing for traffic. I can update the roads to open highways with the updated oneway directionality when I see that they have paving and road painting completed.

Note: Apple has an agreement with Maxar to use their more recent imagery to edit OpenStreetMap, which is not publicly available for editing OpenStreetMap. We generally use the imagery that is already available in JOSM but where we do use that more recent imagery, we always cite it and the date the imagery is from in the changeset source.

Let me know what you think!
dcskobuffs

tradução automática

Olá Pt873,

Gostaria de entrar em contato com você sobre a construção da Avenida Edson Brandão. As imagens mais recentes do Vantor (Maxar), datadas de 26/10/2025, ainda mostram way/660306856 como bidirecional para node/1538895081, e way/1436448565 não está perto de abrir, devido às evidências de terra deslocada ao longo dele de três dias atrás.

Considerando o quão recentes essas imagens são, o que você acha de manter way/660306856 e way/1436582132 como bidirecionais por enquanto e adicionar as tags access=no a way/1436448565 até que a construção seja oficialmente concluída?
É importante, nesta fase, manter o roteamento bidirecional para o tráfego. Posso atualizar as estradas para abrir com direcionalidade de mão única quando verificar que a pavimentação e a pintura da estrada foram concluídas.

Observação: a Apple tem um acordo com a Maxar para usar suas imagens mais recentes para editar o OpenStreetMap, que não está disponível publicamente para edição do OpenStreetMap. Geralmente usamos as imagens que já estão disponíveis no JOSM, mas quando usamos essas imagens mais recentes, sempre as citamos e a data de origem das imagens no código-fonte do conjunto de alterações.

Me diga o que você acha!
dcskobuffs

Thank you for the information!

I understand your concern about being prompted to enter and exit the rotary junction, as that straight on does appear to act as a bypass. However without any physical separation there should not be any separate ways between the road and it. How would you feel about connecting node/13157366806 and node/13157366815? That way the connectivity is still there for navigation from those leaving the rotary junction onto Rodovia Edenor João Tasca (way/1227241681), but the junction can still be bypassed from those on the that road continuing north. & Thanks for the collaboration on this feature!

Hello GrabPH_abelardopaunejr,

I noticed you added conditional oneway tagging along J.P. Rizal Street citing local knowledge (changeset/172280425). Mapillary(https://www.mapillary.com/app/?lat=14.5692502&lng=121.02594059997&z=17&pKey=153721720442610&focus=photo) does not show anything that would suggest a conditional oneway here with those specific times. Could you please share where you found this conditional oneway information from?

Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you.

Hello tuxnux, thanks for reaching out!
These edits were made based on painted arrows visible in the cited Vantor Satellite Imagery dated 2025-09-30. Apple has an agreement with Vantor Hub (previously Maxar) to use their more recent imagery to edit OpenStreetMap, which is not publicly available for editing OpenStreetMap. These same arrows are also visible in Both Esri and Bing Imagery as well as Mapillary (https://www.mapillary.com/app/?lat=-23.028670549997614&lng=-46.96649926083791&z=19.338685502890893&pKey=1329934344083599&focus=photo&x=0.4826319418509767&y=0.6671409031871967&zoom=0) indicating the road has not since changed. Hopefully this helps clarify why these edits were made, have a nice day!

Hello rarad74,

This junction was originally modeled as a simple junction and I restored it as such based on OSM policy which indicates “roads are not to be mapped as dual carriageways if the two directions are only separated by paint. This includes single or multiple painted centre lines, hatched areas, channelized turn lanes, two-way turn lanes” (osm.wiki/Dual_carriageway). Looking at aerial imagery and Mapillary (https://www.mapillary.com/app/?lat=45.11552551063838&lng=25.006321772432557&z=17&pKey=1222689252766690&focus=photo), there is only paint and no physical separation, which is in alignment with this policy.

My understanding of this policy is that modeling only useful detail over excessive detail allows the map to be maintained easier over time, as detailed paint separations can quickly become outdated or redesigned. Because this junction functions well without lane separation, it seemed reasonable to maintain its simplicity. That being said, If you see reason to keep the highway divided here, I am happy to defer to your edits.

Thanks again for taking a look!

Thanks again for the information. Upon reading, I am still not sure about the Coastal Plain Highway as ref A5 since its ref value is not documented on https://wiki.aaroads.com/wiki/Roads_in_Belize#cite_note-7 / 2023 Annual Technical Report of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing pdf). On theaaroad’s wiki, it’s on the ‘Secondary Highways / D Routes’ table and was previously ref=D200. I noticed that the A## system could be a remnant of the Forest Department Road System from reading other instances like “road between Punta Gorda and San Antonio... is Forest Department road A7, while the road that passed through Chiquibul is Forest Department road A10” . The Coastal Plain Highway seems like a national prominent road. Can you confirm A5 is the correct ref for it?

Thanks for all your help in getting a good baseline for refs of Belize in OSM!

Hello again,

Upon reviewing the ref network against the UN document you provided (thank you for that), I was wondering if the Coastal Plain Highway’s ref of A5 is actually AR5 since AR1 and AR2 are major highways and A5 seems to fall into this category too.

I also wanted to inquire on the refs that begin with D+###, along with the bypass trunk of Orange Walk Bypass / AR2-B ends in ‘-B'; can you confirm the ref schema on those highways is correct as the document you provided does not have anything mentioning those ref subtypes. Also, if there is any other government resource that documents the full range of refs in Belize, I would very much like to note that for future use.

Thanks again for your time.

Thank you for the information!