Before this note receives a lot of replies, the a few clarifications to the post are necessary. As far as we are aware the is no "esri model 2 for divided roads". We at Esri Canada have developed a PowerPoint deck showing different models for handling divided roads in the LRS. We use this slide deck during workshops to help customers understand possible effects of certain R&H configuration choices. The graphic in this post was taken from a copy of this Esri Canada slide deck. Our discussion with Manitoba was not to eliminate gapped routes as suggested in the post. There are places in the design where this is appropriate. The issue relates, for example, where one route ( say route A going south to north) intersects another route (say route B going east west). Route A intersects and then travels coincident with route B (east west) for some distance, and then "exits", and travels south north again. For reporting, a contiguous route A has a geometric length, and a contiguous route B has a geometric length, Manitoba wants to adjust the sum of the lengths to correct for the coincident portion. We have been discussing options to manage this requirement, which included gapping route A.
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