On September 13, the Law of July 13, 2023 on Special Solutions for Regulating the Status of Certain Public Roads enters into force.
The law allows municipalities to acquire property on which public roads are located, subject to the following conditions, among others:
1) the municipality must have possessed the road for a minimum of 20 years on the effective date of the law,
2) the road must be paved and used as a public road of local importance,
3) not classified as public roads,
4) vehicle and pedestrian traffic is carried out on it,
5) they supplement the network of roads serving local needs,
6) functionally should be similar to public roads,
7) should be connected to public roads,
8) must be used by an unspecified number of users.
The administrative decision is issued by the district governor and applications for their acquisition can be submitted until December 31, 2035.
