Road
A road is a narrow strip of land cleared of vegetation and often improved by the importation and compaction of rock and/or other material. Roads are constructed primarily to allow vehicles to easily travel from one point to another.
Alternate Definitions
Section 59(2) of the Queensland Local Government Act 2008 defines a road as -
- an area of land that is dedicated to public use as a road; or
- an are of land that is developed for, has as one of its main uses, the driving or riding of motor vehicles; and is open to, or used by, the public; or
- a footpath or bicycle path; or
- a bridge, culvert, ferry, ford, punt, tunnel or viaduct.
Austroads defines a road as a "link in the network which exists to carry traffic reasonably efficiently. on which severe traffic restraint is inappropriate (included 'arterials', 'main roads' and other traffic routes).
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