National road 68 (Polish: Droga krajowa nr 68, abbreviated as DK68) is a main road of accelerated traffic (Polish: droga główna ruchu przyspieszonego)[1] belonging to the Polish national road network. The length of the route is 11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi), of which 5.197 kilometres (3.229 mi) is maintained by General Directorate for National Roads and Highways (Polish: Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad, abbreviated as GDDKiA).[2] The highway connects the Kukuryki border crossing on Belarus–Poland border with national road 2 in Wólka Dobryńska. It runs entirely in Lublin Voivodeship, in Biała County (Terespol and Zalesie gminas). According to signage, national road 68 is a component of European highway E30.
National Road 68 | ||||
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Droga krajowa nr 68 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Part of E30 | ||||
Maintained by GDDKiA (on 5.197 kilometres (3.229 mi)) | ||||
Length | 11.4 km (7.1 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
From | Kukuryki (PL-BY border) | |||
To | Wólka Dobryńska | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Poland | |||
Regions | Lublin Voivodeship | |||
Highway system | ||||
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From February 14, 1986[3] until the road network reform in 2000, the route was signed as national road 812.[4]
In the years 2005[5] – 2007,[6] the road was reconstructed, as part of which, among others, the surface was renewed and strengthened to a load of 115 kN/axle.[7] Also a concrete parking lane was built, 4 metres (13 ft) wide and approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, stretching from the intersection with national road 2 in Wólka Dobryńska to the car terminal in Koroszczyn. The stretch from Koroszczyn terminal to the border crossing is accessible only for large goods vehicles and overlaps with planned course of motorway A2.[8]
From November 15, 2005[9] the entire route is accessible for vehicles with single axle load up to 11.5 tons,[10][11] while previously it was up to 10 tons.[12][13][14]
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Art. 41. 1. On public roads it is allowed to drive vehicles with a single drive axle load of up to 11.5 t, taking into account art. 41a sec. 1 and with the exception specified in art. 41b sec. 1.
2. It is allowed to introduce or establish a ban on the movement of vehicles with a permissible single drive axle load above 10 t or above 8 t:
1) along a specific public road or its section,
2) in a zone covering at least two public roads or sections thereof – hereinafter referred to as "the ban". (...)7. It is forbidden to introduce or establish the ban on:
(...)
3) national roads or their sections, with the exception of national roads managed by mayors of cities with powiat rights. (...)
–, Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 25 czerwca 2021 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu ustawy o drogach publicznych [Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 25, 2021 on the publication of the consolidated text of the Act on Public Roads], Dz. U. z 2022 r. poz. 1693
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