Supreme Court gives local authorities power to restrict traffic on local roads

Based on environmental protection regulations local authorities are authorized to limit traffic on local roads the Supreme Court decided yesterday. This precedent setting decision was instigated by the case of Sochaczew with three transit roads where every 48 hours 36,000 cars pass through town. The new decision cannot violate the proportional representation which means that both the interests of the local community and the country as a whole must be taken into consideration. (Rzeczpospolita, page A1, C1)