Federal Expressways and Federal Highways System (Baranxtu)

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The Expressway and Highway System of Baranxtu [1].
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Baranxtu possesses an extensive system of motorways, highways and expressways.


There are also seven Federal Expressways and Seventeen Highways. They are high-capacity routes connecting all major areas of Baranxtu and the most well maintained motorways of all of Baranxtu.

Unlike other motorways, the FEs and FHs are not toll-free. Instead, they have a toll station at every entry/exit, where a car or truck gets a ticket that has to be shown at the exit point. About 5 AIM per 100 km have to be paid on an FE, whereas an FH costs 2.5 AIM per 100km. Trucks have to pay a higher fee.

In exchange for these relatively high prices, there is no general speed limit. There are, however, certain areas that have speed limit imposed, as well as conditional speed limits (for example when it's raining, the street is wet or it is foggy) and temporary speed limits.

History

Until the 1970s, there were only two Federal Expressways and no Federal Highways.

They were the FE Nei-Misma-Eisha-Leu (today partly FE 2, FH 4, FH 3) and the FE Inar-Eisha-Siraŋe-Ān-Baranxiž-Leiris (today partly FE 6, FE 2, FH 3, FE 5). However, in 1972, Minister of Transportation Pedaina Spantera called the so called "Baranxtuan Federal Expressway and Highway System" into life, and over the next decade, most of the current FE/FE System was constructed.

Current plans include the extension of the FE6 to Nei and the connection of the Baranxtuan and the Jontadain expressway networks.

Federal Expressways

Number Official Name Major Cities Connected
1 Federal Expressway 1 Deioprañi Make-Nei Sambena - Deioprañi Make - Hudena - Limna - Ansa - Ān-Baranxiž - Iniga - Milhaē - Naïaž - Onna - Nei - Sutske
2 Federal Expressway 2 Nei-Leu Nei - Misma - Saitē - Kimesa - Imberi - Eisha - Gil - Euge - Turba - Leu - Cikoutimi
3 Federal Expressway 3 Pnema-Inar-Leu Otea - Ribna - Pnema - Kintara - Siraŋe - Imberi - Iula - Xanai - Inar - Leu
4 Federal Expressway 4 Phip-Sadane Phip - Deioprañi Make - Dilla - Weidi - Sadane - Otea
5 Federal Expressway 5 Deioprañi Make-Kimesa Deioprañi Make - Orinamaxista - Ansa - Ān-Baranxiž - Kimesa
6 Federal Expressway 6 Iula-Turba(-Nei) Iula - Timera - Turba - Misma - Pire - Nei
7 Federal Expressway 7 Enarige-Saitē Enarige - Inige - Saitē

Federal Highways

Number Official Name
1 Federal Highway 1 Ān-Baranxiž-Tella
2 Federal Highway 2 Tella-Onna
3 Federal Highway 3 Turba-Sase
4 Federal Highway 4 Hudena-Kimesa-Naïaž
5 Federal Highway 5 Moeru-Saŋa
6 Federal Highway 6 Gil-Embis
7 Federal Highway 7 Ulinda-Reporgini
8 Federal Highway 8 Seloña-Limna
9 Federal Highway 9 Malan-Hudena
10 Federal Highway 10 Dilla-Siraŋe
11 Federal Highway 11 Begopan-Inar
12 Federal Highway 12 Latrenša-Umera
13 Federal Highway 13 Siraŋe-Sul
14 Federal Highway 14 Mima-Agesutemaero
15 Federal Highway 15 Sadane-Ribna
16 Federal Highway 16 Sutske City
17 Federal Highway 17 Weidi-Pudtense

Traffic Signs

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The last traffic sign on the FE 2 before leaving Baranxtu
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All traffic signs regarding exits/entries, distances and cities are blue on FEs and green on FH, with the lettering being white.

Instead of bearing inscription in all federally recognized languages, traffic signs on the FEs and FHs only have to be inscripted in Baranxeï and English. This is done to enhance legibility and works under the assumption that these two are the most common second languages of people travelling in Baranxtu.

However, in many provinces, additional languages can indeed be found on the traffic signs. Especially in Eastern Baranxtu, traffic signs in Baranxeï, English, French and Chicoutim are quite common.

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A speed limit sign.
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As trucks are always handled differently than passenger cars, many traffic signs - especially speed limits - show two different things.

For example, a speed limit of 120km/h for passenger cars may be as low as 100km/h or even 80km/h for trucks. The upper sign always applies to passenger cars, the lower sign to trucks.