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Ministry of Transport of Sweden

Sweden has no standalone Ministry of Transport. The transport portfolio has moved between ministries and since 2023 sits with the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure.

Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation

The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, also known as Mintrans Rossii, is the federal body shaping policy for rail, road, air, maritime, and inland waterway transport.

Ministry of Transport of Trinidad and Tobago

The Ministry of Transport of Trinidad and Tobago, a government branch based in Port-of-Spain, oversees transport systems and infrastructure, with divisions including Highways, Drainage, and Maritime Services.

Ministry of Transport of Ukraine

The Ministry of Transport of Ukraine, also the Ministry of Transport and Communications, formed state policy for road, rail, sea, and air transport until its 2010 reorganization into the Ministry of Infrastructure.

Ministry of Transport of Uruguay

The Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP), created in 1907, is the Uruguayan government ministry responsible for national transport policy and infrastructure, led by Lucía Etcheverry.

Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) is the Ontario government ministry responsible for the province's highways, driver licensing, and transit investment, established in 1916.

Minnesota Department of Transportation

The Minnesota Department of Transportation, known as MnDOT, is the state agency planning Minnesota's highways, transit, rail, aviation, and waterways, created by the Legislature in 1976.

Mississippi Department of Transportation

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is the state agency responsible for highways, bridges, transit, ports, railroads, and aviation, headquartered in Jackson and created in 1992.

Missouri Department of Transportation

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is the state agency responsible for Missouri's roads and bridges, maintaining the seventh largest state system in the nation.

Montana Department of Transportation

The Montana Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Montana's transportation network, including some 25,000 lane miles of highway and roughly 2,500 bridges.

National Department of Transport Infrastructure

The National Department of Transport Infrastructure (Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes, DNIT) is Brazil's federal agency for land and waterway transport infrastructure, created in 2001 and headquartered in Brasília.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is a US Department of Transportation agency, established in 1970, that sets vehicle safety standards, investigates defects, oversees recalls, and runs 5-Star crash ratings.

National Highways (England)

National Highways, formerly Highways England, is the government-owned company that manages England's strategic road network, more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads carrying a third of traffic.

National Highways Authority (Ghana)

The National Highways Authority of Ghana, officially the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA), is the state agency responsible for Ghana's 15,000 km trunk road network, established in 1974.

National Highways Authority of India (राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण)

The National Highways Authority of India (राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण) is an autonomous Government of India agency for the development and maintenance of National Highways, constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1988 and operational since 1995.

National Motor Vehicle Title Information System

The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) is a Department of Justice database of vehicle title, brand, odometer, and salvage information, created in 1992 and operated by AAMVA.

National Roads Authority (Ireland)

The National Roads Authority (Irish: An tÚdarás um Bóithre Náisiúnta) was Ireland's independent statutory body for national roads, established in 1994 and known as Transport Infrastructure Ireland since 2015.

Nebraska Department of Transportation

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is the state agency responsible for Nebraska's highways, bridges, rail, transit, and aviation, formed in 2017 by merging the Department of Roads with the Department of Aeronautics.

Nevada Department of Transportation

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is the state agency responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Nevada's state highway system, about 5,400 miles with more than 1,200 bridges.

New Hampshire Department of Transportation

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) is the New Hampshire state agency responsible for planning and maintaining highways, bridges, railroads, air service, and mass transit.

New Jersey Department of Transportation

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the state agency maintaining New Jersey's highways and roads, established in 1966 as the first state transportation agency.

New Mexico Department of Transportation

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is New Mexico's executive-branch agency for highways, transit, rail, and aviation, formerly the State Highway and Transportation Department.

New York State Department of Transportation

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), formed in 1967, is the state agency developing highways, railroads, mass transit, ports, waterways, and aviation across New York.

Nippon Expressway Company

Nippon Expressway Company, known as NEXCO, is the collective name for the three Japanese companies that operate most of Japan's expressways, created by privatization in 2005.

North Carolina Department of Transportation

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is North Carolina's cabinet-level transportation agency, tracing its roots to the State Highway Commission formed in 1915 and maintaining a nearly 81,000-mile highway system.

North Dakota Department of Transportation

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is the North Dakota state agency that maintains over 8,500 miles of roads and issues driver licenses and vehicle registrations.

North Texas Tollway Authority

The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), created in 1997 to succeed the Texas Turnpike Authority, is a Texas political subdivision operating toll roads in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including the Dallas North Tollway.

NZ Transport Agency

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, known as NZTA, is the New Zealand Crown entity that funds land transport, manages state highways, and regulates road transport, formed in 2008.

Ohio Department of Transportation

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is the state agency that builds, maintains, and operates Ohio's highways, established in 1904 as the Ohio Department of Highways.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Oklahoma's state highways, founded in 1911 as the Oklahoma Department of Highways.