Overview
- Federal Ministry data show that 33 percent of federal road lanes and 19 percent of autobahn lanes require repair.
- An additional 17,285 kilometers of railway tracks and 1,156 bridges have been classified as needing renovation.
- Of roughly 4,000 motorway bridges in need, only 212 substructures were modernized in 2024.
- The government’s multi-billion-euro debt-financed special fund has yet to deliver substantial disbursements for critical projects.
- Left Party MP Dietmar Bartsch warned that at the current pace it would take almost 20 years to clear the bridge repair backlog.