Germany’s road repair funding shortfall

Germany has a massive backlog of works required on its high speed road network. A report by Germany’s institute for economic research (DIW) says that the backlog of work for the transportation network corresponds will cost in the region of €80 billion to €100 billion to complete. According to the DIW report, around 50% of Autobahn bridges and 20% of Autobahn routes are in a critical state. In addition, German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) estimates that there are around 1,400 railway bridges that need
September 30, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Germany has a massive backlog of works required on its high speed road network. A report by Germany’s institute for economic research (DIW) says that the backlog of work for the transportation network corresponds will cost in the region of €80 billion to €100 billion to complete. According to the DIW report, around 50% of Autobahn bridges and 20% of Autobahn routes are in a critical state. In addition, German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) estimates that there are around 1,400 railway bridges that need to be upgraded.
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