General Directorate for National Roads and Highways

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  • In construction
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The Generalna Dyrekcja Drog Krajowych i Autostrad (English about: General Directorate for National Roads and Highways; Abbreviation: GDDKiA ) is a central agency of the Government of Poland to the management of Droga Krajowa and the implementation of the state budget in this area. It was founded in 2002 and is 100 % owned by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development ( by November 2013, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy ). Its head office is located in Warsaw, a further 16 regional offices located primarily in major cities in the individual provinces. Current Director General of GDDKiA is Ewa Tomala - Borucka.

History

The Authority was created by the Ministry of Infrastructure from the merger of the General Directorate of Public Roads ( pl.: Generalna Dyrekcja Drog Publicznych ) on April 1, 2002: founded and the Agency for the construction and operation of highways ( Agencja Budowy i Eksploatacji Autostrad pl. ).

2009 celebrated the 190th anniversary of the GDDKiA introduction of a central road administration in Poland. The establishment of the Jenerál Directorate of Roads and Bridges of the Polish Kingdom ( pl.: Dyrekcja Drog i Mostow Jeneralna Królestwa Polskiego ) in 1819 made ​​the beginning of a central road administration in the former Polish territories.

2010 threw the NIK before the officials of the GDDKiA abuse of power and negligence that has resulted in significant losses of the Exchequer in the remuneration system for free motorway driving the cars that had already paid the toll, out.

In August 2010, two persons were arrested from the management of the GDDKiA - range Katowice for alleged corruption, which allegedly went on from 1998 to 2007 from the ABW.

Tasks

The Authority is responsible for the national roads. It performs the tasks of managers for the highways, expressways and national roads and realized the state budget for these types of roads. The tasks of the GDDKiA also include

  • Participation in the implementation of the transport policy for roads,
  • The data acquisition and processing of information on the public road network,
  • Control of the preparation of road infrastructure, national defense,
  • The granting of permits for a single trip within a specified time and a fixed route of special vehicles,
  • Working with road authorities in other countries and with international organizations,
  • Working with communities in the development and maintenance of road infrastructure,
  • The management of traffic on motorways, expressways and national roads
  • The protection of historic roads,
  • Performing tasks that, in the preparation and coordination of construction and operation, or only the operation of toll motorways
  • And toll collection in accordance with the provisions for toll motorways and the National Road Fund.
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