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If lines are laid in the public road bed for public supply purposes, the relationship between the road construction authority and the utility company is governed by civil law. As a rule, a license or concession agreement is concluded.
Schulstr. 1
85646 Anzing
Schulstr. 1
85646 Anzing
Eichthalstraße 5
85560 Ebersberg
Postfach 1449
85555 Ebersberg
Wittelsbacherstr. 11
83022 Rosenheim
Postfach 100 365
83003 Rosenheim
The contracts can regulate, for example, the documentation of the pipelines, proper maintenance, liability for damage, subsequent obligations and costs in the event of changes to the road and the technical conditions for restoring the road after the pipeline has been laid.
An application for a traffic order must also be submitted to the road traffic authority for the excavations.
The laying and modification of telecommunication lines are regulated separately in the Telecommunications Act and do not require contracts, but approval (see related topics below).
You are a utility company and would like to use a public road for laying or changing lines.
The relevant road construction authority must be contacted in order to conclude a concession or concession agreement.
The district or independent city is responsible for district roads, the municipality for municipal roads and the state building authorities for federal and state roads outside of local thoroughfares.
The costs to be borne by the utility company are agreed in the contract.
The contract must be concluded prior to the construction work. It is therefore important to submit the application in good time.
If a telecommunications company wishes to use public roads for the laying of telecommunications lines or the modification of existing lines, it must apply for approval in accordance with the Telecommunications Act.