Winter service / duty to clear and grit

  • Service description

    Winter road maintenance is the maintenance of traffic safety on roads, squares and paths in the event of obstructions caused by snow or ice. The winter service must ensure that roads and pavements remain safe to drive or walk on in icy and snowy conditions by gritting and clearing.

    The duty to clear and grit is incumbent on the property owner, in the case of public roads on the person responsible for road construction. The road construction authority must do its best to ensure that the road is passable/passable.

    In general, towns and municipalities require residents to clear snow from the pavements in front of their properties and to grit them in icy conditions.

  • Legal basis

    • § Section 9 (2) of the Hessian Road Act (HStrG)
    • § Section 10 (4) HStrG
    • Statutes of your municipality or city, if applicable
  • Typing

    4

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