Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/UtilsPlugin2.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/UtilsPlugin2.java	(revision 26762)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/UtilsPlugin2.java	(revision 26792)
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@
 
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
-import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.JosmAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainMenu;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MapFrame;
@@ -43,4 +42,5 @@
     JMenuItem selModifiedNodes;
     JMenuItem selModifiedWays;
+    JMenuItem selectHighway;
     
     JMenuItem selectURL;
@@ -78,4 +78,5 @@
         selModifiedWays = MainMenu.add(selectionMenu, new SelectModWaysAction());
         undoSelection = MainMenu.add(selectionMenu, new UndoSelectionAction());
+        selectHighway = MainMenu.add(selectionMenu, new SelectHighwayAction());
         
         selectURL = MainMenu.add(toolsMenu, new ChooseURLAction());
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/selection/SelectHighwayAction.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/selection/SelectHighwayAction.java	(revision 26792)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/utilsplugin2/selection/SelectHighwayAction.java	(revision 26792)
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// License: PD
+package utilsplugin2.selection;
+
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import java.util.*;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.JosmAction;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.*;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Shortcut;
+
+/**
+ * Select all connected ways for a street if one way is selected (determine by name/ref),
+ * select highway ways between two selected ways.
+ * 
+ * @author zverik
+ */
+public class SelectHighwayAction extends JosmAction {
+
+    public SelectHighwayAction() {
+        super(tr("Select Highway"), "selecthighway", tr("Select highway for the name/ref given"),
+                Shortcut.registerShortcut("tools:selecthighway", tr("Tool: {0}","Select Highway"),
+                KeyEvent.VK_W, Shortcut.GROUP_MENU, Shortcut.SHIFT_DEFAULT), true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+        Collection<OsmPrimitive> selection = getCurrentDataSet().getSelected();
+        List<Way> selectedWays = OsmPrimitive.getFilteredList(getCurrentDataSet().getSelected(), Way.class);
+        Set<Way> newWays = new HashSet<Way>();
+
+        if( selectedWays.size() == 1 ) {
+            Way firstWay = selectedWays.get(0);
+            String key = firstWay.hasKey("name") ? "name" : "ref";
+            if( !firstWay.hasKey(key) ) {
+                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Main.parent, "The selected way should have either name or ref tag.", "Select Highway", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+                return;
+            }
+            String value = firstWay.get(key);
+
+            Queue<Node> nodeQueue = new LinkedList<Node>();
+            nodeQueue.add(firstWay.firstNode());
+
+            while( !nodeQueue.isEmpty() ) {
+                Node node = nodeQueue.remove();
+                for( Way p : OsmPrimitive.getFilteredList(node.getReferrers(), Way.class) ) {
+                    if( !newWays.contains(p) && p.hasKey(key) && p.get(key).equals(value) ) {
+                        newWays.add(p);
+                        nodeQueue.add(p.firstNode().equals(node) ? p.lastNode() : p.firstNode());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else if( selectedWays.size() == 2 ) {
+            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Main.parent, "Sorry, two ways are not supported yet", "Select Highway", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+            return;
+        } else {
+            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Main.parent, "Please select exactly one way for this action", "Select Highway", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        getCurrentDataSet().setSelected(newWays);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void updateEnabledState() {
+        if (getCurrentDataSet() == null)
+            setEnabled(false);
+        else
+            updateEnabledState(getCurrentDataSet().getSelected());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void updateEnabledState(Collection<? extends OsmPrimitive> selection) {
+        if (selection == null) {
+            setEnabled(false);
+            return;
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        for( OsmPrimitive p : selection )
+            if( p instanceof Way )
+                count++;
+        setEnabled(count == 1); // todo: or 2
+    }
+}