LASuV

What LASuV does

LASuV (Landesamt für Straßenbau und Verkehr) is the central state road construction and transport authority of the Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen), a federal state of Germany with approximately four million inhabitants. The agency is responsible for planning, construction, and maintenance of Saxon federal roads (Bundesstraßen) and state roads (Staatsstraßen), including associated cycle paths, bridges, and environmental mitigation measures. LASuV manages approximately 2,500 bridges across the state — including those identified as at-risk due to stress-crack-prone Hennigsdorfer Spannstahl prestressing steel — and operates continuous structural health monitoring using sensors, fiber optic measurements, and acoustic emission systems, particularly following the 2024 partial collapse of the Carolabrücke in Dresden. Additional mandates include administering public transport funding programs (ÖPNV/SPNV) under EFRE/JTF and GVFG frameworks for the 2021-2027 period, issuing road traffic regulations and exceptional transport permits (§70 StVZO), overseeing cycling infrastructure development, and providing statewide traffic management through the Baustelleninformationssystem Sachsen construction information portal.

The agency operates from its headquarters at Stauffenbergallee 24, 01099 Dresden, with five regional branch offices (Niederlassungen) in Bautzen, Leipzig, Meißen, Plauen, and Zschopau providing decentralized coverage across Saxony. It is led by President Dr. Saskia Tietje and is wholly owned and funded by the Free State of Saxony through state tax revenues and budgets approved by the Saxon Parliament (Sächsischer Landtag). As a Landesamt, LASuV is not a commercial entity and generates no direct revenue from citizens or municipalities for its core services. Citizen and business engagement is delivered through the official website (lasuv.sachsen.de), the Amt24 service portal for online administrative procedures, the baustellen.sachsen.de construction information system, and the Sächsischer Medienservice press channel. The agency's competitive position is structural and statutory rather than market-driven: it holds exclusive legal authority for federal and state road infrastructure within Saxony under German federal law, with no commercial competitors legally able to perform these functions.

Name

LASuV

Legal name

Landesamt für Straßenbau und Verkehr

Website

https://lasuv.sachsen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LASuV is the Saxony state agency responsible for planning, construction, and maintenance of federal and state roads, including approximately 2,500 bridges, public transport funding administration, and traffic regulation. It serves citizens, municipalities, and the Free State of Saxony government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Transportation Infrastructure Management

NAICS

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (23731), Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310), Building Inspection Services (541350), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Road & Highway Authorities (Planning, Construction, Maintenance) (BPAIALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rail Infrastructure Authorities (Track, Stations, Grade Crossings) (BPAIALAG), Roadside Vegetation & Right-of-Way (ROW) Management (TLAJAAAG)

Keywords

• Road infrastructure management
• Bridge inspection services
• Public transport funding
• Traffic management services
• Transport authority administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: LASuV is a Saxon state agency funded through tax revenues and government budgets. The agency does not generate commercial revenue but operates on state and federal funding allocated for road infrastructure planning, construction, and maintenance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LASuV is the central state agency of Saxony responsible for planning, construction, and maintenance of federal (Bundesstraßen) and state roads (Staatsstraßen), including cycle paths, bridges, and accompanying environmental measures. The agency operates the bridge inspection and monitoring program covering approximately 2,500 bridges in Saxony, including those with stress-crack-prone prestressing steel. It additionally administers public transport (ÖPNV/SPNV) funding programs, traffic regulation permits (including §70 StVZO exceptional transport permits), vehicle registration services (iKFZ), and a centralized construction information system (Baustelleninformationssystem Sachsen) providing daily updates on roadworks.

Product overview

LASuV (Landesamt für Straßenbau und Verkehr) is the central state authority for road infrastructure management in Saxony, Germany. The agency operates as a unified platform managing federal and state roads through multiple interconnected services: the core Straßeninfrastrukturverwaltung for road planning and construction, the Brückenüberwachung Sachsen system monitoring approximately 2,500 bridges, the Baustelleninformationssystem Sachsen providing real-time construction site information, and various ÖPNV/SPNV Förderung funding programs for public transport. Additional services include Online-Verwaltungsservice for permits and administrative procedures, Verkehrsmanagement for traffic regulations, and Straßenvermessung for surveying. With headquarters in Dresden and five regional offices, LASuV provides citizens, municipalities, and businesses with comprehensive infrastructure management services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Straßeninfrastrukturverwaltung (Road Infrastructure Management) Planning, construction, and maintenance of Saxon federal (Bundesstraßen) and state (Staatsstraßen) roads, including associated cycle paths, bridges, and accompanying environmental measures. Provided to the public, municipalities, and businesses across Saxony.
• Brückenüberwachung Sachsen (Bridge Monitoring Saxony) Comprehensive inspection, structural health monitoring, and safeguarding of approximately 2,500 bridges in the Free State of Saxony, with particular attention to bridges constructed using stress-crack-susceptible prestressing steel. Uses sensors, fiber optic measurements, and acoustic emission systems for real-time monitoring. Available publicly on a bridge-status webpage.
• ÖPNV/SPNV Förderung (Public Transport Funding) Administration of public passenger transport funding programs including bus procurement, narrow-gauge railway support, GVFG complementary funding, and EFRE/JTF (Richtlinie Mobilität) sustainable mobility grants for the 2021-2027 funding period. Directed at public transport operators in Saxony.
• Online-Verwaltungsservice (Online Administrative Services) Online administrative procedures including §70 StVZO exceptional transport permits, internet-based vehicle registration (iKFZ), and other administrative services delivered through the Amt24 service portal of the Free State of Saxony. Targeted at Saxon residents and businesses.
• Verkehrsmanagement (Traffic Management) Traffic warning notifications, road traffic regulations, driver licensing administration, and vehicle registration services for the Free State of Saxony, delivered to citizens and businesses.
• Straßenvermessung (Road Surveying) Surveying services supporting road planning and construction projects across the Saxon road network. Used internally by the agency and in coordination with external planning partners.
• Baustelleninformationssystem Sachsen Centralized information service (baustellen.sachsen.de) providing daily-updated construction site information for the Saxon motorway network as well as federal, state, and district roads, aggregating data from responsible traffic authorities of counties, district-free cities, and large district towns. Available to citizens, commuters, and logistics operators in Saxony.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manages approximately 2,500 bridges in Saxony including bridges with stress crack-prone tension steel requiring intensive monitoring

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TLBV: Thüringer Landesamt für Bau und Verkehr is the central state authority for building and transport in Thuringia. Closely comparable to LASuV in role, scope, and the integration of road and transport functions under a single state agency.
• NLStBV: Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr is the road construction and transport authority of Lower Saxony. Structurally identical to LASuV in operating as a state agency for road infrastructure planning, construction, and maintenance.
• Hessen Mobil: Hessen Mobil is the central state agency for road and transport infrastructure in Hesse, Germany. It mirrors LASuV's mandate for planning, construction, and maintenance of federal and state roads and is the most structurally comparable Landesbetrieb.
• LBV Brandenburg / LS Brandenburg: Brandenburg's state road construction and transport authority (Landesbetrieb Straßenwesen Brandenburg). Manages federal and state roads in another eastern German state, with overlapping portfolio and structural similarity to LASuV.
• Straßen.NRW: Landesbetrieb Straßenbau Nordrhein-Westfalen, the state road authority for North Rhine-Westphalia. Operates an equivalent mandate for federal and state roads, including bridge inspection and construction information systems.
• Landesbetrieb Mobilität Rheinland-Pfalz (LBM): LBM is the road construction and mobility authority of Rhineland-Palatinate. Comparable to LASuV in scope (planning, construction, maintenance of federal and state roads) and in administering transport-related funding programs.

Broad incumbents

• Autobahn GmbH des Bundes: Germany's federal highway company, responsible for planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of all federal motorways (Autobahnen). A larger, federally scoped counterpart to LASuV's responsibilities for state and federal roads.
• DEGES: Deutsche Einheit Fernstraßenplanungs- und -bau GmbH manages large federal highway and bridge construction projects on behalf of the federal government. Comparable to LASuV in executing major bridge and road infrastructure projects in eastern Germany.
• Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt): Germany's federal highway research institute. Comparable to LASuV in the bridge inspection and road safety domain, but operating at the federal level with a research and standard-setting mandate rather than direct construction.

Regional players

• Stadt Frankfurt - Straßenverkehrsamt: Municipal traffic authority for Frankfurt am Main. Comparable to LASuV only at a smaller municipal scope, focusing on traffic regulation, permits, and vehicle registration within a single city.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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