The Danish capital wants to make it easier to navigate the city’s maze of road construction sites by fining contractors and construction companies who don’t finish their projects on time.
The Transport Ministry’s new ruling, which comes into effect on 1 July 2016, gives Copenhagen Municipality the right to issue the fines, while the Technical and Environment Committee in Copenhagen will be responsible for assessing the amount.
“As a road authority, the Technical and Environment Committee has already achieved good results through a closer co-operation with Danish Construction Contractors and the largest cable owners HOFOR, DONG and TDC,” Copenhagen Municipality wrote.
“The co-operation has led to an increased number of road construction products being completed on time.”
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10,000 holes per year
About 10,000 times a year, holes are dug in Copenhagen’s roads, bicycle paths and sidewalks in connection with cable laying, new construction or renovation projects.
From 2014-2015, the number of days in which traffic was significantly impacted by road work fell by 14 percent.
Potential fine amounts will be incorporated into each individual construction permit, so contractors are aware of the size of fine should they fail to finish on time.
