The Swedish Transport Administration is a government agency

Government agency

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 in Sweden

Sweden

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. It owns and maintains all state-owned roads and railroads in the country, and is responsible for long-term infrastructure planning for all kinds of transport. The Riksdag

Parliament of Sweden

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 and the Government of Sweden

Government of Sweden

The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden is the supreme executive authority of Sweden. It consists of the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for their actions to the Riksdag, which is the legislative assembly...

 decide what direction the work of the agency is to have.

History

A special committee oversaw the effectivity of the Swedish transport agencies during 2008 and 2009. A conclusion was reached that there would be significant gains compared with the then-present situation if a new agency responsible for long-term planning of the transport system for road, rail, maritime and air traffic was formed. Preparations started in the fall of 2009, and the new authority began its work on the 1st of April, 2010.

It overtook all operations of the Swedish Road Administration

Swedish Road Administration

The Swedish Road Administration was a government agency in Sweden. Its primary responsibility was to organise building and maintenance of the road network in Sweden.Its headquarters were located in Borlänge.-History:...

 and the Swedish Rail Administration (Banverket), as well as parts of the Swedish Maritime Administration

Swedish Maritime Administration

The Swedish Maritime Administration is the Swedish government agency which provides services to the transport sector by keeping the sea lanes open and safe...

, LFV and the Swedish Institute for Communications Analysis, except that some operations were transferred to new commercial companies. These companies do road and railway building and maintenance, airport operations etc.