Difference between revisions of "Roads"

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Roads are essential building blocks of a city. Roads carry not only traffic but also [[power]], [[water]] and [[sewage]] through your city.
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Roads are essential building blocks of a city. Roads carry not only traffic but also [[power]], [[water]] and [[sewage]] through your city. Roads must be constructed before [[zones]] and other [[ploppables|structures]] can be built.
  
Roads must be constructed before [[zones]] and other [[ploppables|structures]] can be built.
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*Before Sims can populate a city, a road must be constructed from the [[regional highway]].
 
 
*Before sims can populate a city, a road must be constructed from the [[regional highway]].
 
  
 
==Building Roads==
 
==Building Roads==
All roads must be constructed from pre-existing roads.  
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All roads must be constructed from pre-existing roads. The initial road is built from the regional highway. All roads can be upgraded and downgraded. The road toolkit includes straight road, arced road, curved road and circle road.
 
 
*The initial road is built from the regional highway.
 
 
 
All roads can be upgraded and downgraded.  
 
 
 
The road toolkit includes straight road, arced road, curved road and circle road.
 
  
 
*[[Key commands#Road Shortcuts|List of road shortcuts]]
 
*[[Key commands#Road Shortcuts|List of road shortcuts]]

Revision as of 10:31, 7 March 2013

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To enable the grid, hold down the ALT key while using the road tool.
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Roads are essential building blocks of a city. Roads carry not only traffic but also power, water and sewage through your city. Roads must be constructed before zones and other structures can be built.

  • Before Sims can populate a city, a road must be constructed from the regional highway.

Building Roads

All roads must be constructed from pre-existing roads. The initial road is built from the regional highway. All roads can be upgraded and downgraded. The road toolkit includes straight road, arced road, curved road and circle road.

Types of Roads

Low Density Dirt Road -

  • Cost: $1 • Maximum Density: Low • Lanes: 1

Low Density Street -

  • Cost: $2 • Maximum Density: Low • Lanes: 2

Medium Density Street -

  • Cost: $4 • Maximum Density: Medium • Lanes: 4

High Density Street -

  • Cost: $7 • Maximum Density: High • Lanes: 4

Medium Density Avenue -

  • Cost: $7 • Maximum Density: Medium • Lanes: 4

High Density Avenue -

  • Cost: $9 • Maximum Density: High • Lanes: 6

High Density Streetcar Avenue -

  • Cost: $12 • Maximum Density: High • Lanes: 6