Article 15. Rights and obligations of the road owner

The road owner has the right to:

participate in agreeing and approving projects for the construction, repair, and reconstruction of roads, as well as in organizing repair works;

submit proposals to the State Road Traffic Safety Service to restrict, at certain times of day, the movement of N2, N3, and M3 category vehicles in order to maintain the technical condition of roads and road engineering structures under extreme climatic conditions, in particular when air temperatures are elevated.

The road owner may have other rights in accordance with legislation.

The road owner shall:

ensure the installation (mounting), replacement, removal, maintenance, and timely repair of the technical means of traffic organization on roads;

ensure removal from the carriageway of perennial trees and shrubs, their branches, bushes, unlawful structures, as well as materials and waste that pose a hazard to traffic organization (tree and shrub cutting is carried out in agreement with the nature resources authorities);

by agreement with the State Road Traffic Safety Service, install warning and guiding technical means of traffic organization at places where a traffic accident has occurred or where there is a danger to road users;

in the cases provided for in part one of Article 23 of this Law, take measures to restrict or prohibit vehicle movement on roads (road sections);

ensure the safety of road users and create conditions for public transport passengers to board and alight;

introduce information and communication technologies into the road traffic sphere;

notify road users of changes in traffic organization via mass media and using the Internet global information network at least twenty-four hours in advance;

provide the State Road Traffic Safety Service with information on the condition of roads, their maintenance, closures and openings, and the restrictions and prohibitions in place on roads;

In extreme weather conditions, where ice forms on the carriageway, and in the event of emergencies, the relevant authority shall immediately transmit information concerning changes in traffic management to the specially authorised state bodies and local executive authorities, and shall also inform road users thereof.

The road owner may have other obligations in accordance with legislation.