A405

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A405
A405 route.png
The route as seen from Dynmap
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The road sign for the A405
Information
PlannerAP_Red (A510)
time2makemymove (A405)
Constructortime2makemymove
HelpersAP_Red
No. of exits10 planned
Eastern terminusA4
Major intersectionsA51
Western terminusService Good.png Open

The A405, also known as the Tankian Expressway or the San Dzobiak Expressway, is an A-class highway that runs in an east-west direction as a spur of A4 connecting A4 to A5 through the cities of San Dzobiak, Matheson, and Delta City.

The route branches off of the A4 at the Dzobiak Y, just east of San Dzobiak Union Square, and travels in a southwesterly direction through San Dzobiak and through the Matheson forest. Upon entering Matheson it turns 45 degrees and follows the former route of Tankian Road to the Matheson Interchange with the A51, before terminating just west of the A51 and continuing as Tankian Road. On the other side of Matheson, the A405 re-establishes and continues in a mostly west direction by the cities of Delta City and East End to its final terminus of the A5.

History

The A405 began as a short spur route of the A4 originally known as the A510, and traveled from the A4 to the A51 on mostly the same route, apart from turning west toward the A51 earlier. It opened to traffic in August 2016 in conjunction with the A51, and was intended to service drivers going from A51 North to A4 East, and A4 West to A51 South. The A510 was originally built by AP_Red, and had no intermediate exits.

In 2020, when the city of San Dzobiak gained prominence in the area of the A4/A510 interchange, two infill exits were built to serve the city, and the road gained heavy usage as a main connecting route for San Dzobiak.

As San Dzobiak grew, city officials in the area wished to connect the A4 and San Dzobiak with the A5 and Utopia-Segville metropolitan area to further utilize the road and facilitate economic development and faster travel times. However, due to the A51/A510's deep cut underground roundabout interchange and the rough terrain west of it, this was deemed impossible on the current alignment.

Therefore, a new route was proposed to travel further southwest and build an A-road along the alignment of Matheson's current Tankian Road, as the terraforming was already done, and the road was already wide enough to fit an A-road inside of it. This route plan was approved by city officials in the area and server staff at the July 2020 GSM. Built by San Dzobiak mayor time2makemymove, the road was consequently renamed A405 to reflect the road's intention to connect the A4 with the A5. The now orphaned spur of A510 is planned to be redeveloped as Centennial Parkway.

On July 18, 2020, construction on the eastern leg from Centennial Parkway to the A51 commenced and was completed three days later on July 21, 2020. Signage was finished on August 8, 2020.

On January 21, 2021, the western leg, starting at Kinison Road, began construction. It was completed on July 12th of that same year.

The central segment of the A405, which involved connecting the two discontinuous stubs of the road by destroying Tankian Road, rebuilding it as a sub-level A-road, and building frontage roads to serve the road's sparse businesses, was functionally completed on June 15, 2022, officially making the A405 a continuous A-road across it's entire length. Exits, bridges, and signage along the central segment are still in development.

Exit list

Status Exit number Destinations Road designation Notes
Dynmap Green Flag.png 1 Highway A4.png Highway A4.png Eastbound Exit/Westbound Entry Only
"Dzobiak Y"
Dynmap Green Flag.png 2 Handlowe Boulevard San Dzobiak
Dynmap Green Flag.png 3 Dzobiak Highway
Harbor Avenue
San Dzobiak
Dynmap Cross.png 4 Centennial Parkway (closed) San Dzobiak No Eastbound Entry
Dynmap Green Flag.png 5 Maynard Road Matheson Westbound Entry/Exit Only
Dynmap Green Flag.png 6 Highway A51.png Highway A51.png "Matheson Interchange"
Dynmap Pin.png 7 Old Cavalera Road (planned) Matheson
Dynmap Pin.png 8 Araya Avenue (planned) Matheson
Dynmap Green Flag.png 9 Kinison Road Matheson
Dynmap Pin.png 10 Wildwood Road (planned) Delta City
Dynmap Green Flag.png 11 Highway A5.png Highway A5.png