Traffic regulation
Roadwork Sites (Conducting Work on the Road)
Applications may be submitted informally or using a form, along with the required supporting documents (site plans, location maps, road widths, etc.)
Important: Submit the application at least two weeks before construction begins.
Events and Celebrations
Organizing an event on public streets, such as a cycling or running event or a parade
Submit the application using the provided form, along with the required supporting documents (local maps, detour signage, map excerpts, etc.) and the organizer’s declaration of exemption.
Important: Submit the application at least four weeks before the event takes place.
Search results are loadedNo services found.Exemptions from the provisions of the Highway Code
- Exemption from the Sunday driving ban and/or the Holiday Travel Regulation (see "Downloads")
- Driving on Closed Roads (Informal)
Issues related to traffic safety—for which the traffic authority is responsible—include helping to ensure safe routes to school, implementing traffic calming measures in residential areas, and addressing accident-prone locations. Furthermore, the agency issues orders for road closures and traffic control measures in general, as well as for construction sites or events on public roads, and grants various exemptions, such as from the Sunday driving ban for trucks.
All cities and municipalities are traffic authorities within the framework of local administration, each with different areas of jurisdiction. They have overall jurisdiction over exceptions based on personal circumstances, such as exemptions from seat belt or helmet requirements, as well as parking regulations for individuals with physical disabilities.
Responsibility for traffic regulations and road closures is determined by road classification. Cities and municipalities with fewer than 7,500 residents are responsible for municipal and county roads. Municipalities with up to 50,000 residents are also responsible for state roads, while cities with more than 50,000 residents that are part of a district are responsible for all roads and thus have “overall jurisdiction” (including exceptions—except for the Holiday Travel Regulation for trucks).
The district administration’s transportation authority is thus the traffic regulatory authority responsible for state and federal highways in municipalities with fewer than 7,500 residents, as well as for federal highways in municipalities with more than 7,500 residents. It is also responsible for granting exemptions from the Holiday Travel Regulation for trucks from the entire Fulda district, as well as exemptions from the Sunday driving ban that extend beyond the territory of a municipality with fewer than 50,000 residents.