Kraftfahrstraßennetz Ludwigshafen
The Kraftfahrstraßennetz Ludwigshafen is a network of constructed and planned limited-access roads in the Republic Sankt Ludwigshafen. Plans to connect the cities of Sankt Ludwigshafen with modern roads were first made after 1693 after the Stadtparlement abandoned the maximum width of 88cm for roads. Gravel roads were constructed to connect Stadt Sankt Ludwigshafen to Molkhof, Hinterdünen and Craitmark. In 1694 a gravel road was constructed to Oudorp, then still part of Zandarijn. In 1696 the Stadtparlement established regulations for paved roads, detailing among other things the place of vehicles on the road and basic traffic signs. Plans to pave the roads were still controversial, with high anticipated costs and local resistance preventing swift action. A moratorium was agreed upon that no paved roads would be constructed before 1700 and that the Stadtparlement had to agree before infrastructural projects would be launched. Hardliners in the Traditional Party of 1680 that opposed the road system even left the party to create the Tekeel Party in 1697. After the elections in 1699 the Traditional Party was more unified on the issue of infrastructural modernisation. With the Stadtparlement still dominated by the Traditional Party, swift action was taken after the moratorium ended in 1700. The Stadtparlement ordered a first limited-access road to be constructed between Louisville and Oudorp, via Stadt Sankt Ludwigshafen.
Kraftfahrstraßennetzstraßeneinstufungssystem
The Kraftfahrstraßennetz Ludwigshafen has a Kraftfahrstraßennetzstraßeneinstufungssystem, or classification system for the different stages in development of a certain road.
| Code | Description | Permitted types of traffic | Maximum speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Plans have been made to construct a road, the path of the road has not been cleared yet. | Donkeys, horses, dog carts, cyclists and pedestrians. | 10 km/h |
| 1 | The path of the road has been cleared of trees and debris and has been levelled, but no gravel or pavement has been applied. | Donkeys, horses, drawn carriages, dog carts, trucks without trailers, buses up to 20 passengers, 4x4's, cyclists and pedestrians. | 20 km/h |
| 2 | Gravel has been applied to the road's surface | Donkeys, horses, drawn carriages, dog carts, trucks, buses up to 40 passengers, cars, cyclists and pedestrians. | 40 km/h |
| 3 | Road paved with tarmac and lines painted on its surface, 1 lane in each direction. | Cars, buses and trucks | 80 km/h |
| 4 | Road paved with tarmac and lines painted on its surface, 2 lanes in each direction, no breakdown lane. | Cars, buses and trucks | 80 km/h |
| 5 | Road paved with tarmac, and lines painted on its surface, 2 lanes in each direction, breakdown lanes. | Cars, buses and trucks | 100 km/h for cars, 90 km/h for buses, 80 km/h for trucks. |
| 6 | Road paved with tarmac, and lines painted on its surface, more than 2 lanes in each direction, breakdown lanes. | Cars, buses and trucks | 120 km/h for cars, 100 km/h for buses, 80 km/h for trucks. |
Timeline of road constructions
1690 - 1699
- V.1693: The Stadtparlement abolishes the maximum width of 88cm for roads.
- IX.1696: Regulations for paved roads are established by the Stadtparlement, a moratorium on the construction of roads until 1700 is agreed upon.
- II.1697: Opponents of the road system leave the Traditional Party '80 and found the Tekeel Party '97.
1700 - 1709
- I.1700: After the moratorium on road constructions end, the Stadtparlement orders the construction of a road, the KRS-001, between Louisville and Oudorp, via Stadt Sankt Ludwigshafen.
- IV.1700: The KRS-001 between Louisville and Oudorp reaches stage 0 in the Kraftfahrstraßennetzstraßeneinstufungssystem, meaning that plans have been drafted for construction.
- XI.1702: The KRS-001 between Louisville and Oudorp reaches stage 1 in the Kraftfahrstraßennetzstraßeneinstufungssystem, meaning that the path of the road has been cleared of obstructions.
- VII.1705: The KRS-001 between Louisville and Oudorp reaches stage 2 in the Kraftfahrstraßennetzstraßeneinstufungssystem, meaning that gravel has been applied to the road's surface.
