Italy Transport

Central level

 
The central government is responsible for:
  •  National transport systems and infrastructures, including road, railway, water, air transport;
  • National airports and air transport systems;
  • Traffic planning;
  • Highways and national roads, and 
  • Traffic regulation;

Concurrent competences with the Regions are:

  • Civil ports and airports;
  • Large-scale transport and navigation networks, and
  • Communications.
 
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

 
Regional level

 

Regional authorities are responsible for:

  • Regional public transport;
  • Maritime transport;
  • Ports and other infrastructure for maritime transport;
  • Internal navigation;
  • Railway of regional interest;
  • Inter-regional roads (with the unified Conference), and
  • Public works of regional interests (highways, waterworks, etc.).

 
Local level
 
Provinces

 

Provincial authorities are responsible for:

  • Provincial transport;
  • Construction and maintenance of provincial roads;
  • Provincial highways and public transport, and
  • Driving schools.
     
Metropolitan Cities

 
Metropolitan Cities are responsible for:

 
Transport mobility, ensuring compatibility and coherency of municipal urban planning at metropolitan level.
 
Municipalities

 

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

  • Local public transport;
  • Urban transport;
  • Municipal territorial planning;
  • Construction and maintenance of local roads;
  • Urban traffic control;
  • Aqueducts, and
  • Motorways.

Sources

Constitution, Article 117.

Decreto Legislativo 18 agosto 2000, n. 267 "Testo unico delle leggi sull'ordinamento degli enti locali" (G.U. n. 227 del 28 setembre 2000 - Supplemento Ordinario n. 162) [Legislative Decree 267/2000 on the organisation of local authorities], Articles 13 and 19.

Decreto Legislativo 31 marzo 1998, n. 112 "Conferimento di funzioni e compiti amministrativi dello Stato alle regioni ed agli enti locali, in attuazione del capo I della legge 15 marzo 1997, n. 59" (G.U.  n. 92 del 21 aprile 1998 - Supplemento Ordinario n. 77

(Rettifica G.U. n. 116 del 21 maggio1997) [Legislative Decree 112/1998].

Legge 7 aprile 2014, n. 56, recante: “Disposizioni sulle città metropolitane, sulle province, sulle unioni e fusioni di comuni" (G.U. Serie Generale n. 81 del 7 aprile 2014. [Law 56/2014 on Metropolitan Cities, the provinces and on the union and merging of municipalities].


 


 

Compare with:

Decentralization Index

​​An interactive tool with perspective on different dimensions of decentralisation (political, administrative and fiscal) across the 27 EU Member States

Go to the Decentralization Index