Compensation for damages streets and traffic

Eligibility for compensation

Place and responsibility

Compensation may be granted if Boden Municipality or a contractor working for the municipality caused the damage through negligence or intent. The incident must have happened on municipal land or in an area where the municipality has road management responsibility.

Knowledge of the defect

The municipality must have known about the defect and failed to correct it within a reasonable time to be held responsible.

Events that do not create responsibility

The municipality is not responsible for damage caused by other road users, such as objects dropped onto the roadway or violations of traffic rules.

What you must prove

You, as the injured party, must prove that the municipality or its contractor caused the damage through negligence or intent. Describe how the municipality failed in its road management duty and document everything with care.

Example: slip and fall on ice

The municipality can be responsible if it had knowledge of icy conditions but did not take action or did not plan maintenance based on weather forecasts. Work must be prioritised because all streets cannot be maintained at the same time.

Example: trip and fall

The municipality can be responsible if it knew about the defect but did not repair it or did not warn road users within a reasonable time. Defects are often discovered only after an injury has occurred and been reported.

Example: pothole

The municipality can be responsible if it knew about the pothole but did not repair it or did not warn within a reasonable time. Potholes can form quickly, and the municipality often learns of them through a damage claim or a fault report.

Example: object on the roadway

Objects are often dropped from vehicles. The municipality cannot remove items it does not know about and cannot be held responsible for events caused by others.

Example: damage during roadworks

The contractor carrying out the work must follow laws and regulations. If the work affects motor traffic, pedestrian traffic, or bicycle traffic, a traffic management plan must be approved. Claims in such cases must be directed to the responsible contractor.