Low-to-moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads
This article is about roads that connect local streets to arterial roads. For the collector/distributor lanes of a major highway, see Local–express lanes.
A collector road or distributor road[1] is a low-to-moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads. Unlike arterials, collector roads are designed to provide access to residential properties. Rarely, jurisdictions differentiate major and minor collector roads, the former being generally wider and busier.[2]
^"D". Glossary. Planning Portal. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Distributor road. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.