What Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr does

Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr (NLStBV) is the state government agency of Lower Saxony, Germany, responsible for planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of federal and state road infrastructure within the state's jurisdiction. Founded on road-building traditions dating to 1764, the agency is subordinate to the Lower Saxony Ministry for Economic Affairs, Transport and Construction (Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Bauen) and operates through a central office in Hannover plus 13 regional Geschäftsbereiche covering the entire state. Its core mandate spans Straßenplanung und Straßenbau (road planning and construction), Brücken/Tunnel/Ingenieurbauwerke (bridges, tunnels, engineering structures), Straßenunterhaltung und Straßenbetrieb (maintenance and operations including winter service), and Straßenverkehr (traffic management and oversized transport permitting). Notable infrastructure assets under its stewardship include the 1,646 m Wesertunnel (B 437), the Jann-Berghaus-Brücke (B 436) at Leer, the Schnellwege Hannover expressway system, four operational federal tunnels, and four additional tunnels in the planning pipeline.

The agency extends its mandate beyond roads into adjacent regulatory functions: Luftverkehr (civil aviation oversight and security), Port Authority functions for Lower Saxony's seaports, Planfeststellung (planning approval authority for roads and 1,287 km of energy lines since 2019), Radverkehr (cycling infrastructure planning), Elektromobilität (municipal charging infrastructure support), and Umweltmanagement (environmental compliance). It is implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a digital methodology with active pilots on projects such as the B 3 Weidetorbrücke and B 215 Weserbrücke Stolzenau, and publishes the Straßeninformationsbank Niedersachsen as a road information database. The agency has no commercial revenue model: services are funded through federal and state budgets and provided free at point of use, with operations funded by public taxation rather than user fees or commercial contracts.

Customers in the conventional sense are absent; instead, NLStBV serves as both agent and authority for multiple constituencies. It executes federal highway management on behalf of the Bundesverkehrsministerium (Federal Ministry of Transport), delivers funding and planning support to municipalities and communities across Lower Saxony, issues oversized transport permits to commercial operators, and serves the general public as users of road infrastructure. Its partnership ecosystem includes the Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt) for tunnel safety research, the Thüringer Landesverwaltungsamt for cross-border B 247 coordination, and LGLN for geographic and cartographic data. The organization has approximately 144 employees listed in firmographic data (likely reflecting a subset given the operational footprint) and communicates through its official website, press releases, newsletter subscriptions, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Xing channels.

Name

Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr

Legal name

Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr

Website

https://strassenbau.niedersachsen.de

Company type

Public

Founded year

1764

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr (NLStBV) is a Lower Saxony state agency responsible for planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of federal and state roads, bridges, tunnels, cycling infrastructure, aviation oversight, and port authority functions across 13 regional offices in Germany, funded by public budgets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Road Infrastructure Management

NAICS

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (23731), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Highway & Roadway Construction (Highways, Arterials, Streets) (IMAFAEAA), Roadside Vegetation & Right-of-Way (ROW) Management (TLAJAAAG), Road & Tunnel Operations/Construction Interfaces (Tolling Infrastructure, Ventilation/Fire-Life-Safety Civil Works) (IMAFAEAL), Flagging & On-Site Traffic Control Labor Services (Flaggers, Spotters, Lane Closures) (TLAJALAG)

Keywords

• Road infrastructure management
• Bridge and tunnel construction
• Traffic management services
• Public road planning
• State transportation authority

Headquarters

HQ city

Hannover

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The NLStBV plans, constructs, and maintains federal and state roads (Bundes- und Landesstraßen) in Lower Saxony, including bridges, tunnels, and engineering structures. It manages road maintenance depots (Straßenmeistereien), winter services, traffic counting, oversized/heavy transport permits, cycling infrastructure planning, civil aviation oversight, port security, electromobility support programs, environmental management, and planning approval procedures (Planfeststellung). Operations are delivered through 13 regional offices plus central divisions, applying digital methodologies such as BIM.

Product overview

Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr (NLStBV) is a government agency offering a portfolio of interconnected infrastructure management and administrative services. The core offering comprises road planning, construction, and maintenance of federal and state roads (Straßenplanung und Straßenbau), supplemented by specialized divisions for bridges and tunnels (Brücken, Tunnel, Ingenieurbauwerke), road operations (Straßenunterhaltung und Straßenbetrieb), and traffic management (Straßenverkehr). Supporting services include bicycle infrastructure promotion (Radverkehr), air traffic management (Luftverkehr), port authority functions (Port Authority), electromobility support (Elektromobilität), environmental management (Umweltmanagement), and planning approval procedures (Planfeststellung). The agency also implements digital working methods through Building Information Modeling (BIM) and maintains a road information database (Straßeninformationsbank). Notable infrastructure assets include the Wesertunnel (1,646 m) and ongoing projects such as the Schnellwege Hannover modernization. The organization operates through 13 regional business units across Lower Saxony plus central divisions in Hannover.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Schnellwege Hannover: Modernization project for the expressway system in Hannover, accessible at www.schnellwege.de
• Brücken in Niedersachsen

Products and services

• Straßenplanung und Straßenbau (Road Planning and Construction)
• Brücken, Tunnel, Ingenieurbauwerke (Bridges, Tunnels, Engineering Structures)
• Straßenunterhaltung und Straßenbetrieb (Road Maintenance and Operations)
• Straßenverkehr (Traffic Management)
• Radverkehr (Cycling Infrastructure)
• Luftverkehr (Aviation Oversight)
• Port Authority (Niedersächsische Port Authority)
• Elektromobilität (Electromobility Support)
• Planfeststellung (Planning Approval Procedures)
• BIM – Building Information Modeling
• Umweltmanagement (Environmental Management)
• Wesertunnel (B 437)
• Jann-Berghaus-Brücke (B 436)
• Straßentunnel Management
• Schnellwege Hannover
• Straßeninformationsbank Niedersachsen

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Thüringer LandesverwaltungsamtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating authority for the B 247 Duderstadt bypass project, where the project crosses the Lower Saxony/Thuringia state border. The Thuringian authority handles planfeststellung for their section of the bypass.
• Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Institute for Road Research provides safety guidelines, research support, and educational materials for tunnel safety. NLStBV distributes BASt safety brochures and videos on correct tunnel behavior.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Autobahn GmbH des Bundes: Federal German agency responsible for autobahn planning, construction, and maintenance since 2021. Operates at a higher (national) level with overlapping jurisdiction on federal highway assets, including those NLStBV manages as a federal agent — a structural coordination counterpart.
• Bayerische Staatsbauverwaltung (Autobahn- und Straßenbau): Bavaria's state road construction administration within the State Ministry for Housing, Construction and Transport. Manages Bavaria's federal and state roads through regional offices analogous to NLStBV's 13 Geschäftsbereiche, though organized under ministerial leadership.

Direct peers

• Landesamt für Straßenbau und Verkehr Baden-Württemberg: Combined state road construction and traffic authority for Baden-Württemberg. Exercises analogous jurisdiction over federal/state roads, planfeststellung, and bridge/tunnel management — directly comparable in mandate, though organized differently (under Regierungspräsidien).
• Straßen.NRW (Landesbetrieb Straßenbau Nordrhein-Westfalen): State road authority for North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state. Operates the same model of regional Geschäftsbereiche, plans/constructs/maintains federal and state roads, and manages bridge/tunnel portfolios — the closest functional peer to NLStBV by mandate and structure.
• Hessen Mobil – Straßen- und Verkehrsmanagement: State road and traffic management agency for Hesse, operating with regional offices, managing federal/state roads, bridges, and tunnels. Closely comparable in scope, regional office structure, and combined road + traffic mandate.
• Landesstraßenbaubehörde Sachsen-Anhalt: State road construction authority of Saxony-Anhalt, with comparable regional structure and federal/state road mandate. Represents a smaller-scale German state road authority peer with similar bridge and tunnel oversight responsibilities.
• Landesamt für Bau und Verkehr Thüringen: Thuringian state agency combining building, road, and traffic authority functions. Comparable to NLStBV's integrated mandate and directly collaborates with NLStBV on the B 247 Duderstadt cross-border bypass project.

Others

• Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB): Regional public transport coordination authority for Berlin-Brandenburg. While focused on transit rather than road construction, VBB shares the public administration/public infrastructure mandate and collaborates with state road authorities on multimodal transport planning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCQVvABbVS4e19UqMzXR8A7Q
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nlstbv
• Instagraminstagram.com/nlstbv_original

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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