Request the construction of a sidewalk crossing

You need a structural change to the road for your property access in town. This must be applied for at the competent road construction authority.   

You are the owner of a plot of land within the locality. You would like to have a driveway built to your property in order to access a garage or parking space from the street with a motor vehicle. This often requires a structural change to the road, such as lowering the curb. This must be applied for at the competent road construction authority.  

As a rule, curb lowering or other adjustments to the road are carried out by the competent road construction authority itself or by a company commissioned by it. In exceptional cases, these can also be carried out by a company commissioned by the resident himself with the consent of the competent authority. Your city or municipality will provide you with information on this.

All costs for the changes to the road must be borne by you. This also applies to administrative costs, which may be determined by the competent road construction authority.
 

Road Construction Authority

• Application of the property owner with a scale plan sketch
• If necessary: suitable proof of ownership (extract from the land register or notary contract)
• if the application is submitted by an authorised representative: power of attorney from the property owner.
• If necessary, further documents are required, such as photos or excerpts from the real estate cadastre
• The competent authority will advise you on the required documents
   

The applicant must also be the owner of the adjacent property. Suitable proof (extract from the land register or notary contract) may be required for this.

Alternatively, you have a power of attorney from the property owner.
 

• Contradiction
• Appeal before the Administrative Court
   

You apply for the structural modification of the road with all the necessary documents to the responsible road construction authority. Once the application has been submitted, it will be checked whether the application is complete. If required documents are still missing, you will receive a notification from the competent authority. An on-site appointment may also be necessary. It will then be examined whether there are reasons not to change the road. After reviewing your application, you will receive a decision.

The processing time of the application and the structural changes to the road depend on the individual case.

There are administrative costs and costs for the changes to the road.
Administrative costs and construction costs depend on the size and nature of the changes to the public road. They will be communicated to you by the competent road construction authority.
All costs must be borne by the resident.