Central

The Ministry of Infrastructure is responsible for:

• Motorways and national roads (drogi krajowe);
• Road transport;
• Railway; and
• Air transport.

The Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation (established in December 2015) is responsible for:

• Maritime transport and inland navigation.

The National Road Safety Council (Krajowa Rada Bezpieczeństwa Ruchu Drogowego) is i.a. responsible for:

• Recommending road safety improvement;
• Conducting road safety improvement action programmes;
• Commissioning research;
• Providing opinions on road safety‑related legal acts;
• International cooperation;
• Cooperation with social organisations and NGOs; and
• Conducting impact analyses.

The General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - GDDKiA) is responsible for:

• Managing national roads and traffic;
• Implementing of the State budget;
• Implementing the national transport policy with regard to the road system;
• Collecting data and issuing reports;
• Supervising road infrastructure preparation;
• Issuing time‑ and route‑limited single‑pass permits for special vehicles;
• International cooperation;
• Cooperating with local government units with regard to road infrastructure expansion and maintenance;
• Coordinating toll motorway construction and/or operation.

Regional

Regions are responsible for:

• Regional roads (drogi wojewódzkie);
• Regional public transport (including rail transport and purchase of the rolling stock);
• Regional branches of the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - GDDKiA);
• Keeping a register of state driving examiners;
• Establishment and supervision of regional traffic centres (Wojewódzkie Ośrodki Rruchu Drogowego), including supervision of state driving examinations

County authorities are responsible for:

• Powiat‑level roads (drogi powiatowe) – construction and maintenance
• Public transport in the powiat;
• Keeping a register of enterprises running driving schools (ośrodki szkolenia kierowców);
• Keeping a register of enterprises running vehicle inspection stations (stacje kontroli pojazdów) and supervision of vehicle inspection stations;
• Issuing licenses for road transport operations.

Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

• Local roads (drogi gminne), streets, bridges, public squares;
• Traffic organisation;
• Local public transport;
• Issuing taxi licenses;
• Issuing permits for road transport within the municipality;
• Examination of drivers with regard to local topography if the municipal council has introduces such a procedure (applies only to municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants).
• Local branches of the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - GDDKiA), which fulfil the national objectives and are subordinated to the regional branches.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Infrastructure

Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation

National Road Safety Council

GDDKiA

Regional authorities (Voivodships)

County (powiat )

Local authorities (Gmina)

Sources:

National Road Safety Council

GDDKiA

Act on Public Roads from 1985 (Dz.U. 1985 nr 14 poz. 60)

Act on Regional Self-Government from 1998 (Dz.U. 1998 nr 91 poz. 576)

Act on County Self-Government from 1998 (Dz.U. 1998 nr 91 poz. 578)

Act on Municipal Self‑Government from 1990 (Dz.U. 1990 nr 16 poz. 95)

Act on Road Transport from 2001 (Dz.U. 2001 nr 125 poz. 1371)

Act on Vehicle Drivers from 2011 (Dz.U. 2011 nr 30 poz. 151)

Act – Traffic Code (Dz.U. 1997 nr 98 poz. 602)