Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Germany

The Road Construction Directorate-General is one of the eight Directorate-Generals of the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI). The Road Construction Directorate-General is responsible for the federal road network, i.e. around 13,000 km of federal motorways and 39,000 km of federal highways.

The Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) is the practice-oriented, technical-scientific research institute of the German Government in the field of road engineering. It provides the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) with scientifically valid aids as decision support in technical and transport policy issues.

Last updated : 10/04/2018