Private road
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A private road is a road
owned and maintained by a private individual, organization, or company rather than by a government.
Consequently, unauthorized use of the road may be considered trespassing, and some of the usual rules of the road may not apply. The most common type of private road is a residential road maintained by a homeowners association
, housing co-op
, or other group of individual homeowners (e.g. the private place
s of St. Louis, Missouri
, Rossmoor, California
, Celebration, Florida
, Camp John Hay in Baguio, Borocay, the Ayala
and Fort Bonifacio Development between Makati and Pasig, Laredo, Texas
, and Ford's Colony near Williamsburg, Virginia
). There are also networks of private highway
s in Italy
and other nations. Such highways typically are toll road
s whose upkeep is paid for with user fees, for example, the Dulles Greenway in Virginia.
England and Wales
are thought to have about 40,000 private roads. They are not normally the responsibility of the local authority, but the authority may provide services such as street lighting (e.g. Avenue Rise, Bushey, Hertfordshire). They normally have to be maintained by residents. They are referred to as unadopted roads because they have not gone through the statutory process of adoption, for example under Highways Act 1980 s37 or s38. Even if not expressly or implicitly dedicated for public use, public use over time may nonetheless have created public rights of way; though by Part 6 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
, in force from 2 May 2006, many public rights of way for motor vehicles in private roads have now been extinguished.
Private road association
s manage two-thirds of the road network in Sweden. A 2001 government-commissioned evaluation found that the cost of operation and maintenance of private roads was often less than half the cost of publicly managed roads. However, the same article notes that the government plays an active role in administering these private roads.
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
owned and maintained by a private individual, organization, or company rather than by a government.
Consequently, unauthorized use of the road may be considered trespassing, and some of the usual rules of the road may not apply. The most common type of private road is a residential road maintained by a homeowners association
Homeowners association
A homeowner association is a corporation formed by a real estate developer for the purpose of marketing, managing, and selling of homes and lots in a residential subdivision...
, housing co-op
Housing cooperative
A housing cooperative is a legal entity—usually a corporation—that owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings. Each shareholder in the legal entity is granted the right to occupy one housing unit, sometimes subject to an occupancy agreement, which is similar to a lease. ...
, or other group of individual homeowners (e.g. the private place
Private place
A private place is a self-governing enclave whose common areas are owned by the residents, and whose services are provided by the private sector....
s of St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, Rossmoor, California
Rossmoor, California
Rossmoor is an affluent planned census-designated place located in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 10,244, down from 10,298 at the 2000 census...
, Celebration, Florida
Celebration, Florida
Celebration is a census-designated place and a master-planned community in Osceola County, Florida, United States, located near Walt Disney World Resort and originally developed by The Walt Disney Company...
, Camp John Hay in Baguio, Borocay, the Ayala
Ayala
-Places:*Ciudad Ayala, Morelos, Mexico*Ayala, a town in Álava province, Spain*Ayala Center, the Philippines*Ein Ayala, Israeli moshav-Organizations and companies:*Ayala Corporation, a holding company operating in the Philippines*Ayala & Co., champagne producer...
and Fort Bonifacio Development between Makati and Pasig, Laredo, Texas
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
, and Ford's Colony near Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
). There are also networks of private highway
Private highway
A private highway is a highway owned and operated for profit by private industry. Private highways are common in Asia and Europe; in addition, a few have been built in the United States on an experimental basis...
s in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and other nations. Such highways typically are toll road
Toll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
s whose upkeep is paid for with user fees, for example, the Dulles Greenway in Virginia.
England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
are thought to have about 40,000 private roads. They are not normally the responsibility of the local authority, but the authority may provide services such as street lighting (e.g. Avenue Rise, Bushey, Hertfordshire). They normally have to be maintained by residents. They are referred to as unadopted roads because they have not gone through the statutory process of adoption, for example under Highways Act 1980 s37 or s38. Even if not expressly or implicitly dedicated for public use, public use over time may nonetheless have created public rights of way; though by Part 6 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Section 107 - Commencment:The following orders have been made under this section:* *...
, in force from 2 May 2006, many public rights of way for motor vehicles in private roads have now been extinguished.
Private road association
Private road association
A private road association is an organization, typically nonprofit, specializing in private roads.-Sweden:Two-thirds of the Swedish road system is run by these organizations, which range in size from a few households to tens of thousands of households. Dues to the associations are assessed based on...
s manage two-thirds of the road network in Sweden. A 2001 government-commissioned evaluation found that the cost of operation and maintenance of private roads was often less than half the cost of publicly managed roads. However, the same article notes that the government plays an active role in administering these private roads.