Legal definition
Public road inside a built-up area, except town-crossing roads.
RDL 6/2015, Annex I, point 73 (translation)Definition
An urban road is a public road inside a built-up area, excluding town-crossing roads.
Urban, interurban and town-crossing roads
An interurban road is outside a built-up area. A town-crossing road runs through a built-up area without access to an alternative route or bypass. The law excludes town-crossing roads from urban roads.
Key facts
- It is inside a built-up area.
- Town-crossing roads are excluded from the legal definition.
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