Private roads

Private access roads

Conditions for support

• At least one resident living along the road must live there all year round.
• The road must be maintained during winter and passable for passenger cars.
• The road cannot be closed to the public without approval from the municipality.

Eligible length for support

• Applies from the connection to a public road or state-funded road up to the entrance of the farmyard, minus 100 meters.
• Road associations may apply for an extended length if more households are connected.

Contribution per meter

• Up to 200 meters: 9.62 SEK per meter.
• 201–500 meters: 7.56 SEK per meter.
• 501–1000 meters: 5.50 SEK per meter.
• Over 1001 meters: Maximum 5.50 SEK per meter, depending on available budget.

Apply for a road maintenance grant

You can apply for a road maintenance grant through the municipality’s e-service between March 1 and October 31. The e-service is only open during this period.

Your application must include:

• A map showing the section of road covered by the application.
• Personal details and the address of the resident living furthest along the road.

If a road association is applying for the grant, you must also attach:

• The association’s bylaws.
• The minutes from the most recent annual meeting.

A new application must be submitted each year, no later than October 31.

The grant is paid once per year. Grants of less than 50 SEK are not paid out.

Private roads with state funding

The municipality can provide grants for the operation and maintenance of private roads that receive, or may be eligible to receive, state funding from the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket).

The grant is calculated based on Trafikverket’s estimated maintenance cost for the road. The amount you can receive depends on the type of road.

Categories of roads

• Category A (30%): Rural roads used by permanent residents.
• Category B (55%): Roads in more densely populated areas that are used by more people than those living along the road.
• Category C (10%): Through roads where most road users do not live along or have a share in the road.

Payment

• The municipality’s grants is paid in January-March.