The new classification of public roads in Ukraine divides state highways into international, national, regional, and territorial, while local roads are divided into regional and district. Previously, territorial roads were classified as local.
International roads are those that are part of international transport corridors or the European network of main, intermediate, and connecting routes with branches, have international indexing, and serve international freight and passenger transportation.
National roads include highways that coincide with national transport corridors and do not fall into the international category, as well as routes connecting Kyiv, Simferopol, regional centers, and Sevastopol with each other, and major industrial and cultural hubs with international highways.
Regional roads connect two or more regions, as well as major international border crossing points, seaports and airports of international importance, significant cultural heritage sites, and resorts with international and national highways.
Territorial roads are routes from the administrative centers of Crimea and regions to district centers and cities of regional subordination, as well as between district centers themselves. This also includes roads leading from state highways to major airports, seaports and river ports, railway junctions, cultural and natural reserve sites, as well as to international and interstate border crossing points.
Regional roads connect the administrative centers of Crimea and regions with other populated areas within the region, as well as with railway stations, airports, river ports, border crossings, and recreation areas, if they do not belong to state roads.
District roads are routes from district centers to other populated areas of the district, as well as between them, to enterprises, cultural sites, and other public roads within the district.
Lists of state and local roads, including sections that coincide with city streets, are approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Council of Ministers of Crimea, and regional administrations every three years.
The law comes into force from the moment of official publication.
