Index: resources/styles/standard/elemstyles.mapcss
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--- resources/styles/standard/elemstyles.mapcss	(revision 18125)
+++ resources/styles/standard/elemstyles.mapcss	(working copy)
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@
   default: false;
 }
 
+setting::area_highway_opacity {
+    type: double;
+    label: tr("area:highway opacity");
+    default: 0.1;
+}
+
 /*********************/
 /* turn restrictions */
 /*********************/
@@ -518,6 +524,222 @@
 }
 
 /****************/
+/* area:highway tags */
+/****************/
+
+area["area:highway"=motorway]:closed {
+    fill-color: motorway#809bc0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=motorway_link]:closed {
+    fill-color: motorway#809bc0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=trunk]:closed {
+    fill-color: trunk#7fc97f;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=trunk_link]:closed {
+    fill-color: trunk#7fc97f;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=primary]:closed {
+    fill-color: primary#fb805f;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=primary_link]:closed {
+    fill-color: primary#fb805f;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=secondary]:closed {
+    fill-color: secondary#fdbf6f;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=secondary_link]:closed {
+    fill-color: secondary#fdbf6f;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=tertiary]:closed {
+    fill-color: tertiary#f7f496;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=tertiary_link]:closed {
+    fill-color: tertiary#f7f496;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=unclassified]:closed {
+    fill-color: street#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=residential]:closed {
+    fill-color: street#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=road]:closed {
+    fill-color: highway_road#770000;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=living_street]:closed {
+    fill-color: street#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+    dashes-background-color: livingdashed#00ff00;
+}
+area["area:highway"=pedestrian]:closed {
+    fill-color: foot#00ff00;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=raceway]:closed {
+    fill-color: raceway#ff80ff;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=service]:closed {
+    fill-color: service#809bc0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=cycleway]:closed {
+    fill-color: bicycle#b100ff;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=footway]:closed {
+    fill-color: foot#00ff00;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=track]:closed {
+    fill-color: highway_track#6e541c;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=bridleway]:closed {
+    fill-color: horse#a18559;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=path]:closed {
+    fill-color: foot#00ff00;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=construction]:closed {
+    fill-color: construction#ffff00;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=steps]:closed {
+    fill-color: foot#00ff00;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=bus_guideway]:closed {
+    fill-color: rail#404040;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=escape]:closed {
+    fill-color: street#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=traffic_island]:closed {
+    fill-color: street#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=platform]:closed {
+    fill-color: highway_platform#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=bus_stop]:closed {
+    fill-color: bus#89cbeb;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=busway]:closed {
+    fill-color: bus#89cbeb;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=shoulder]:closed {
+    fill-color: street#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=emergency_bay]:closed {
+    fill-color: street#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=passing_place]:closed {
+    fill-color: street#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=turning_circle]:closed {
+    fill-color: street#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+area["area:highway"=turning_loop]:closed {
+    fill-color: street#c0c0c0;
+    fill-opacity: setting("area_highway_opacity");
+    width: 1;
+    dashes: 9,3;
+}
+
+/****************/
 /* highway tags */
 /****************/