Norwegian Public Roads Administration

Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Company typeGovernment agency
IndustryRoad infrastructure
Founded1864
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Area served
Norway
Key people
Ingrid Dahl Hovland
RevenueNOK 60.3 billion (2018)
OwnerNorwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
Number of employees
7,085 (2018)
Websitewww.vegvesen.no

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Norwegian: Statens vegvesen) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for national and county public roads in Norway. This includes planning, construction and operation of the national and county road networks, driver training and licensing, vehicle inspection, and subsidies to car ferries.

The agency is led by the Directorate of Public Roads (Vegdirektoratet), and is subordinate to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is divided into five regions and thirty districts, which are subordinate to the directorate. The directorate is based in Oslo.

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is one of the largest government agencies of Norway in terms of budget. In matters concerning national roads, the agency is subordinate to the ministry and in matters concerning county roads subordinate to the county administration.