In
Poland,
public roads are classified into two kinds of
road hierarchies: road classes (according to technical and functional parameters) and road categories (according to the function in the
road network).
Classes
The March 2, 1999 Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Economy (now
Ministry of Infrastructure) on technical conditions and operational requirements for public roads,
[Obwieszczenie Ministra Infrastruktury i Budownictwa z dnia 23 grudnia 2015 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu rozporządzenia Ministra Transportu i Gospodarki Morskiej w sprawie warunków technicznych, jakim powinny odpowiadać drogi publiczne i ich usytuowanie]
/ref> introduced the following road classes and their hierarchy, starting from the road type with the highest parameters:
* motorway ( pl, autostrada) (marked with the symbol A)
*expressway
Expressway may refer to:
* Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
* Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
*Expressway, the fictional s ...
( pl, droga ekspresowa)(marked with the symbol S), a limited-access road
A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway, expressway, limited access freeway, and partial controlled access highway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which ...
* or class GP road ( pl, droga główna ruchu przyspieszonego, droga klasy GP), informally: ''droga szybkiego ruchu'', "fast traffic road" (marked with the symbol GP)
* ( pl, droga główna) (marked with the symbol G)
*collector road
A collector road or distributor road is a low-to-moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads. Unlike arterials, collector roads are designed to provide access to residential properties. Rarely, juris ...
( pl, droga zbiorcza) (marked with the symbol Z)
*local road
The road hierarchy categorizes roads according to their functions and capacities. While sources differ on the exact nomenclature, the basic hierarchy comprises freeways, arterials, collectors, and local roads. Generally, the functional hierarchy ...
( pl, droga lokalna) (marked with the symbol L)
* local access road ( pl, droga dojazdowa) (denoted by the symbol D)
Categories
The classification of roads into categories according to their functions was introduced by the March 21, 1985 act "On Public Roads" of the Sejm.Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 3 października 2018 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu ustawy o drogach publicznych
/ref> The allowable road classes for particular categories were specified in the March 2, 1999 Decree.[
*]National roads
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
- classes A, S, GP
* Voivodeship roads - classes GP or G
* Powiat roads ( :pl:Droga powiatowa) - classes GP, G, Z
*Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
roads ( :pl:Droga gminna) - classes GP, G, Z, L, D
See also
* Roads and expressways in Poland
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References
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