Hello and thanks for the reply.

A closed route (for pedestrians by means of traffic sign DE:259) can be labelled with ‘access=no’. If there is a construction site on the path, highway=construction + construction=path is of course correct.

However, this is now completely missing for these three paths after your change:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/39230702
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/61599495
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/605940379

Overall, it is not the task and obligation of OSM to manipulate the flow of visitors. We represent reality. If blocked: access=no, if construction site then highway=construction, if none of this but simply ‘Unwanted’, then enter none of this.

Anyway, I really appreciate your changes and just want to make sure that the data is correct. Thanks for that!