MT: SR201 upgrade to primary?

[vespertine]

Traveled briefly in Fairview on MT200, and noticed junction signs for 201 used the square primary route shields. Didn't know if it was a goof or not, and traveled about 3 miles down the road to see if there were any reassurance shields, which there were not. Did a little research on the MDT website, and found on their Highway Systems Map that the section of 201 between MT16 and MT200 is red/a primary route. So it looks like the shields I saw were meant to be there.

Of course, the one thing I don't know is if the section of 201 west of MT16 is also signed with primary shields, or if they Tennessee'd it and kept it secondary.

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[the_spui_ninja]

So something like this came up with 323 in Ekalaka; I noticed the junction signs on US 212 were primary rectangles, and the road's marked as a primary highway on that map, so we upgraded the whole thing to primary. If you look at StreetView, this was a change after 2015, because it shows the secondary shields in Fairview. I'm up for splitting 201 into a "primary" and "secondary" portion based on the MDT map following the 323 precedent, but if anyone's determinedly opposed or has conflicting information please let me know!

[Duke87]

I'm up for splitting 201 into a "primary" and "secondary" portion based on the MDT map following the 323 precedent

I support doing this.

[oscar]

This photo I took on October 31, 2019, from northbound MT 16 (on my way north into Saskatchewan, for a field check of the newly-opened Regina Bypass), indicates a route 201 signage split at MT 16, with the route to the west remaining secondary, and to the east becoming primary.

The 2021 official state map shows 201 as a red principal highway east of MT 16 (but still with a secondary route marker), and a black "other highway" west of MT 16 (also with secondary markers, with some unpaved segments between MT 13 and MT 16).

The secondary marker shown on the official map notwithstanding, I would split route 201 at MT 16, as proposed.

 

[the_spui_ninja]

This photo I took on October 31, 2019, from northbound MT 16 (on my way north into Saskatchewan, for a field check of the newly-opened Regina Bypass), indicates a route 201 signage split at MT 16, with the route to the west remaining secondary, and to the east becoming primary.

That's exactly what I was looking for! Looks like MDT is following that map as far as how routes are signed. I'll get this shifted over the next time I do a route update with the other ND and CO stuff.

[the_spui_ninja]

Okay, it should be good at the next update. Vespertine, you'll have to update your .list file because the system didn't like it when I tried to leave the routes linked.