Roads are how you make the layout of your city. All buildings except for Landscape require roads to function. (With the exception of buildings from Mayor's Pass Season 13: Australian Outback and the Winter Holiday buildings from 2022 Event Tracks.) If a Residential Building is not connected to a road, it will be abandoned immediately. If any other buildings are not connected to roads it will be disabled. You can access the roads menu from the roads button. In the roads menu there are 3 tabs.
To build roads, click the Roads Button. You will be able to choose the type of road you would like to build. Once selected simply move your finger on any available area and click the check mark to build a road.
Upgrading Roads[]
Upgrade Roads Tab
Roads can be upgraded to support more traffic. Depending on the amount of strain on a road, it might become moderate or heavy. When a road is moderate the road will be highlighted in yellow. Sims will start complaining about traffic. If the road continues to be strained it might turn into a heavy amount of traffic. The road will be highlighted in red and Residential Buildings will be abandoned. You can prevent this by upgrading your roads. Based on your level you can only upgrade your roads to a specific level. Each level of upgrading will cost an increasing amount of Simoleons or NeoSimoleons for the last upgrade. Depending on the length of the road it will cost a different amount of Simoleons per tile.
Bulldozing Roads[]
Bulldoze Roads Tab
Roads can be bulldozed if you want to redesign your layout. To bulldoze a road, go to the Bulldoze Roads Tab and tap on the road you want to bulldoze. Hit the checkmark and the road will be bulldozed. If you bulldoze a road that has been upgraded, you will get a 50% refund for the most recent upgrade, not all the upgrades. Bulldozing a Cobblestone Road will also give a 50% refund.
Types of Roads[]
There are 10 different types of roads. When building a road you can choose between a Two-Lane Road - that you can further upgrade, a Cobblestone Street, a Gravel Road, a Sakura road or a Railroad Track. (Pictured below.)
Road Selection Screen.
Two-Lane Road
Two-Lane Road
Two-Lane Roads are the 1st road unlocked available from the start of the game. They are free to build and give no refund when bulldozed. They can be upgraded to a Four-Lane Road.
Four-Lane Road
Four-Lane Road
Four-Lane Roads are the 2nd level of roads and the 2nd road unlocked. They are unlocked at level 9 and cost between 150 and 300 Simoleons per tile. They can be upgraded to a Six-Lane Road.
Six-Lane Road
Six-Lane Road
Six-Lane Roads are the 3rd level of roads and the 6th road unlocked. They are unlocked at level 15 and cost between 600 and 1200 Simoleons per tile. They can be upgraded to an Avenue.
Avenue
Avenue
Avenues are the 4th level of roads and the 7th road unlocked. They are unlocked at level 20 and cost between ? and 1500 Simoleons per tile. They can be upgraded to a Boulevard.
Boulevard
Boulevard
Boulevards are the 5th level of roads and the 8th road unlocked. They are unlocked at level 27 and cost between ? and ? Simoleons per tile. They can be upgraded to a Steetcar Avenue.
Streetcar Avenue
Streetcar Avenue
Streetcar Avenues are the 6th level of roads and the 8th road unlocked. They are unlocked at level 34 and cost between ? and 2500 Simoleons per tile. Streetcar Avenues will be able to handle any amount of traffic. They can be upgraded to a OMEGA Maglev.
OMEGA Maglev
OMEGA Maglev
OMEGA Maglevs are the 7th level of roads and the 9th and final road unlocked. They are unlocked at level 37 and cost between 1500 and 2500 NeoSimoleons per tile. OMEGA Maglevs will be able to handle any amount of traffic.
Cobblestone Street
Cobblestone Street
Cobblestone Streets are the 3rd road unlocked. They are streets for historical city quarters. They are unlocked at level 10 and cost 10,000 Simoleons per tile. Cobblestone Streets cannot be upgraded and can handle any amount of traffic.
Gravel Road
Gravel Road
Gravel Roads are the 4th road unlocked. They are gravel roads for country streets. They are unlocked at level 12 and cost 10,000 Simoleons per tile. Gravel Roads cannot be upgraded.
Sakura Roads are the 10th road unlocked. They are for pedestrian walkways. They are unlocked at level 14 and cost 12,000 Simoleons per tile. Sakura Roads cannot be upgraded.
Railroad Track
Railroad Track
Railroad Track can be unlocked at Level 13 and is part of the Mass Transit feature. They are tracks for Trains. They are Free per tile and Cannot be Upgraded. There are limited Combinations whilst setting up tracks, and rail crossings appear when a road intersects with a Track.
