Talk:U.S. Route 412 in Oklahoma

History —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 14:08, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

Widen/Upgrade
What are everyone's thoughts on the terms widen or upgrade when referring to the highway going from 2 to 4 lanes or similar situation? My feeling is that upgrade should be avoided, since it is a term of opinion, where widen is just a fact. Perhaps the capacity is "upgraded", but that also means the cost is "downgraded" for instance, and so it seems to me that widen or something of the sort would be better. Looking through other highway articles, it seems these terms are generally used interchangeably at the moment. Engineers often call their designs upgrades no matter what, but that's just your good old propaganda to gain support for a project as Strongtowns has detailed. Thanks! Znns (talk) 04:13, 20 June 2023 (UTC)