9.C.2 Density of expressways and motorways per 1000 km²
Sustainable Development Goal
Goal 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Priority
Strengthening the availability of transport infrastructure and the coherence of public communication in the region
Definition
Percentage of persons in households living below relative poverty threshold which is determined at 50% of the mean expenditure at the level of all households.
Unit
km
Available dimensions
total
Methodological explanations
The basis for calculating the indicator is the total length of express-ways and motorways as of 31 December.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act of 21 March 1985 on public roads (uniform text, Journal of Laws 2015 item 460):
a) an expressway is a road specially designed for motor vehicle traffic and which:
– is provided with one or two carriageways,
– has multi-level crossings with any road, railway or tramway track, footpath or waterway, with rare exceptions when one-level intersections with public roads are allowed,
– is equipped with devices intended for serving the travelers, vehicles and packages, and reserved only for motorway users.
b) a motorway is a road specially designed for motor vehicle traffic and which:
– is provided with at least two permanently separated from each other carriageways for the opposite directions of traffic,
– has multi-level crossings with any road, railway or tramway track, footpath or waterway, – is equipped with devices intended for serving the travelers, vehicles and packages, and reserved only for motorway users.
