Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad

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Current network of motorways and expressways in Poland

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The Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad (German: General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways ; abbreviation: GDDKiA ) is a central authority of the government of Poland for the administration of the Droga krajowa and for the implementation of the state budget in this area. It was founded in 2002 and reports to the Ministry of Infrastructure . Its headquarters are in Warsaw , with a further 16 regional offices mainly in the major cities of the individual voivodeships . The current General Director of GDDKiA is Tomasz Żuchowski.

history

The authority was founded on April 1, 2002 by the Ministry of Infrastructure from the merger of the General Directorate for Public Roads (pl .: Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Publicznych ) and the Agency for the Construction and Operation of Highways (pl .: Agencja Budowy i Eksploatacji Autostrad ) .

In 2009 GDDKiA celebrated the 190th anniversary of the introduction of a central road administration in Poland. The establishment of the Jeneral Directorate for Roads and Bridges of the Polish Kingdom (pl .: Dyrekcja Jeneralna Dróg i Mostów Królestwa Polskiego ) in 1819 marked the beginning of a central road administration in the then Polish territories .

In 2010, the NIK accused the GDDKiA officials of abuse of power and negligence , which led to considerable losses in the state treasury in the reimbursement system for free motorways for cars that had already paid the toll .

In August 2010, two people from the management of the GDDKiA area in Katowice were arrested by the ABW on charges of alleged corruption , which is said to have lasted from 1998 to 2007 .

In 2019 the 200th anniversary of the introduction of a central road administration was celebrated.

tasks

The authority is responsible for the national roads . It carries out the tasks of executives for the motorways , expressways and state roads and implements the state budget for these types of roads . The tasks of the GDDKiA also include

• participation in the implementation of road transport policy ,
• the data acquisition and processing of information about the public road network ,
• the control over the preparation of road infrastructure for national defense ,
• the issuing of permits for a single journey within a specified time and a fixed route for special vehicles,
• the cooperation with road authorities of other countries and with international organizations ,
• cooperation with municipalities in the development and maintenance of road infrastructure,
• the management of traffic on motorways, expressways and national roads,
• the protection of historic streets,
• performing tasks related to the preparation and coordination of the construction and operation or only the operation of toll highways ,
• and toll collection according to the regulations for toll motorways and for the National Road Fund.

List of Directors General of GDDKiA

• Tadeusz Suwara (April 1, 2002 - July 9, 2003)
• Dariusz Skowroński (July 9, 2003 - October 4, 2004)
• Edward Gajerski (October 4, 2004 - December 8, 2005)
• Zbigniew Kotlarek (December 8, 2005 - November 2006)
• Zbigniew Kotlarek (acting; November 2006 - January 22, 2008)
• Janusz Koper (January 22, 2008 - May 8, 2008)
• Lech Witecki (May 12, 2008 - February 13, 2014)
• Ewa Tomala-Borucka (February 13, 2014 - April 23, 2015)
• Tomasz Rudnicki (April 23, 2015 - December 2015)
• Jacek Bojarowicz (December 2015 - December 12, 2016)
• Krzysztof Kondraciuk (acting; December 12, 2016 - November 9, 2017)
• Jacek Gryga (November 9, 2017 - August 30, 2018)
• Tomasz Żuchowski (since August 30, 2018)

Web links

Main page of the GDDKiA Białystok area Bydgoszcz area Gdansk area Katowice area Kielce area Krakow area Lublin area Lódz area

Main page of the Ministry of Infrastructure Olsztyn area Opole area Area poses Rzeszów area Szczecin area Warsaw area Wroclaw area Zielona Góra area

Individual evidence

1. ^ On the reform of the ministry: Dz.U. 2013 poz. 1390. isap.sejm.gov.pl, accessed December 21, 2013
2. ↑ GDDKiA branches (Polish)
3. ↑ 190 rocznica Centralnej Administracji Drogowej w Polsce. In: GDDKiA. May 5, 2009, Retrieved April 26, 2011 (Polish). 
4. ↑ Report: za autostrady przepłaciliśmy 200 mln zł; NIK zawiadamia prokuraturę. In: Wirtualna Polska. September 9, 2010, accessed April 25, 2011 (Polish). 
5. ↑ Sąd nie aresztował dyrektora z GDDKiA. August 4, 2010, Retrieved April 25, 2011 (Polish). 
6. ↑ Poczet dyrektorów administracji drogowej (Polish)