Help:Road Scheme Infoboxes

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The code

The new style routebox template can be used on any road scheme, and most variables are optional. See below for reference of what variables do, and extra variables that may be included.

{{Road Scheme
 | type          = 
 | name          = 
 | image         =
 | caption       = 
 | contype       = 
 | location      =
 | road          = 
 | start         = 
 | open          = 
 | cost          = 
 | contractor    = 
 | lat           = 
 | lng           = 
 | rel1          =
}}

Attribute reference table

Attribute	Optional?	Description	Example	Default
type	Optional	The type of junction, choose from the following:	primary non primary motorway defunct unbuilt motorway former motorway future motorway historical	non primary
name	Required	A name for the scheme	Blunsdon Bypass
welsh	Optional	The name of the scheme in Welsh
gaelic	Optional	The name of the scheme in Gaelic
image	Optional	The filename of an image to include	Catthorpe.jpg
caption	Optional	A caption to accompany the image
location	Optional	The location of the junction	Near Swindon
contype	Optional	The type of construction	Bypass
road	Optional	The road which the scheme is on	A419
start	Optional	The date which work started on the scheme	October 2005
open	Optional	The date which work was completed on the scheme	March 2007
cost	Optional	The cost of the scheme	£90m
contractor	Optional	The contractor who built the scheme
lat	Optional	The latitude and longitude of the scheme, this automatically generates a map in the infobox. This page can be used to locate this information.	52.4028
lng			-1.1769
mapheight	Optional	The width and height of the map shown in the routebox. It is reccomended that you don't exceed a width of 300 pixels, otherwise it will make the infobox too wide.	400	250
mapwidth			300	250
zoom	Optional	The zoom level of the map if lat/lng is specified. The higher the number, the greater the zoom.	13	14
rel1	Optional	These parameters trigger a list of other schemes on the given road, so for example, if this was set to M6, A list of other schemes on the M6 would be included in the infobox.	A419
rel2			M1
rel3			A14
rel4			A427
rel5			A5

An Example

The below code generates a routebox for use on the Blunsdon Bypass page. Note that not all attributes are used.

{{Road Scheme
 | name      = Blunsdon Bypass
 | image     = Blunsdon by-pass, 18.11.2008 - Geograph - 1050835.jpg
 | type      = primary
 | contype   = Bypass
 | road      = [[A419]]
 | start     = September 2006
 | open      = '''To Traffic:'''<br/>''Northbound:'' 20th Jun 2008<br/>''Southbound:'' 16th Nov 2008<br/>'''Official:''' May 2009
 | lat       = 51.61214
 | lng       = -1.795878
 | zoom      = 14
 | rel1      = A419
 | cost      = £65.5 million
}}