The road is a persistent feature and ongoing project on our server. All are free and encouraged to aid in construction.
The road is designed to serve as a landmark and as a major transportation system. It travels in a straight line and straight through anything in its path. It is composed of two lines of rail on either side and a canal down the middle. It is lit by tubes of lava on either side. As a general rule, traffic is expected to keep left.
The road begins at 0,0 and travels straight north, east, south, and west. At 5,000 meters in each direction, at 0,5000, 0, -5000, 5000,0, and -5000,0, the road once again splits into a four way intersection, running north, east, south, and west.
The road is composed of a 2x9 foundation of cobble stone beginning 3 meters above sea level. The left and right of this foundation are topped with 1x3 layers of smoothstone. Each of those has a line of rail running down the middle. Every 5th rail is a booster rail. The resulting middle 1x3 space is filled with water source blocks. Either side of the structure is flanked by a 2x3 encasement of lava in glass. When passing through terrain, the road is encased in an 8x15 tunnel on stone brick.
When constructing, it is perfectly acceptable to build in stages. It is often advisable to extend the bottom central line of cobble stone out immense distances in front of the rest of the road. This enables the structure to serve its primary purpose as a landmark as well as a starting point to expand on the road at any point. Torches are advisable for initial lighting during construction. Lava and glass can be difficult to obtain and are expected to be added later. Rail can be added as needed as it is another rare resource. Tunnels are purely cosmetic.
