The Significance Of Roads For The Development Of Region

This paper will focus on the importance of roads in the development of a region, particularlyEastern Croatia with the special emphasis on Pozega-Slavonia County.The main characteristic of the construction of roads is connecting people from different parts of the county in order to ensure their participation in all aspects of life together with free movement of goods and passengers. County and local roads are of great importance as a part of the road network in the distribution of traffic at a lower level. Modernization in all aspects of life requires modernization and development of transport infrastructure, which leads to faster and better flow of transport services. Based on the provisions of the Road Act public roads are divided into: motorways, state roads, county roads and local roads. County roads are public roads connecting county seat with towns and municipalities. Local roads are public roads connecting the towns or a municipality with settlements of more than 50 residents within the town or municipality. County Roads Administration is an institution for management, construction, reconstruction and maintenance of county and local roads. One of the main activities of County Roads Administration is the construction of roads. In the process of performing its basic activity the County Roads Administration faces issues with the ongoing implementation of the actions required for the settlement of property rights relations. Settlement of property rights relations is the key part in the procedure of road construction. The issue of resolving property rights relations arises from complex property relations of real estate that are necessary for the construction of a particular road. The aim of this paper is to show the way and phases in the process of resolving property relations concerning real estates planned to become an integral part of the road, the conclusion of contracts with property owners as well as the expropriation procedure that occurs if the owners disagree with the donation or sale of their property.