I’m looking to mark a portion of a specific road as closed, but when I click the road it highlights the entire road. I don’t want to mark the entire road closed. How do I separate a road to mark a portion of it closed?
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Hi, welcome to OSM!
Are you using the edit function on openstreetmap.org?
The usual practice is to add a node where you want to split the way and split it there, either by
- highlighting the node, right-click on it and choose “Split”
- highlighting the node and pressing
Xin iD (the default editor on osm.org)
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Happy mapping!
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Is this a permanent or long-term closure, or a temporary closure for roadworks?
This is a permanent road closure. I apologize for the lack of detail…new to OpenStreetMap. I’ll be sure to more detailed in future edits. Thank you!
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Don’t worry, we all have to start somewhere!
Once you’ve split the closed section of the highway, it might be worth using a lifecycle prefix, particularly if it still appears to be open in aerial imagery.
For example, if the road surface has been removed, you might change the highway tag to razed:highway. If everything is intact, it’s been fenced off and could (in principle) be reopened, you might use disused:highway or abandoned:highway
See Lifecycle prefix - OpenStreetMap Wiki for more information.