Norwegian Public Roads Administration Headquarters Editorial Photo

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Norwegian: Statens vegvesen) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the state and county public roads in the country. This includes planning, construction and operation of the state 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) that 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 state roads the agency is subordinate to the ministry and in matters concerning county roads subordinate to the county administration.