Splitting lines: Options for managing IDs and related records

Question

I have roads in a feature class (Oracle 10.3 geodatabase).

Roads are split into separate lines where they intersect. This is an established business rule that cannot be changed.

Each road has related work order records/points (in a separate system).

Scenario:

A new road (#200) has been built that intersects an existing road (#100).

Road #100 needs to be split into two separate roads at the intersection of road #200 (using ArcMap).

Question:

What are the options for managing the the road IDs and the related work order records?

(I'm thinking in a generic/business-rule sense; I'm not looking for technical ArcMap instructions.)

User1973 · Answer

Here are the options that I can think of:

Option 1:

Decommission the current road (#100) using the status field and create two new roads (#101 and #102).

The work order history will remain associated with the decommissioned road, not the new roads.
The road ID of the decommissioned asset could be stored in a decom_road_id field in the new roads.

Option 2:

Split the current road (#100). Keep the existing road_id for the section on the left-hand side (#100) and create a new road ID for the section on the right-hand side (#101).

The work order history will remain associated with the existing road (#100). 
This means that the work order records on the right-hand side of the road will have incorrect road_ids.

Option 3:

Same as option 2, except we correct the road_id of the work orders on the right-hand side (to #101).

Splitting lines: Options for managing IDs and related records

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