Central

•  Planning and construction of road infrastructure is covered by concurrent legislative powers according to Articles 72 and 74 BL
• Only certain roads under federal authority (“Bundesfernstraßen” and “Bundesautobahnen”)
• TEN projects mainly under federal responsibility, close cooperation with the Länder in the implementation
• Exclusive legislative power of the federal level for the planning and construction of railway infrastructure (Article 73 and 74 I No. 23 BL)
• Policy implementation and administrative competency in the railway sector (Article 87 e BL)

Regional

• Länder take over tasks in the implementation of major transport infrastructure projects
• Detailed planning and construction of transport infrastructure under Länder responsibility

Intermediate level - Kreise​

• Consultation rights in the planning process
• Cooperation with the Länder on detailed planning

Responsible ministries/bodies

Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure

Sources

German Basic Law

Traffic Policy