Editing Transport in the Netherlands (section)

==Government==
Transport in the Netherlands falls under the [[Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management]]. With regard to public transport, not involving national rail, a total of 14 public bodies have been delegated the authority to grant concessions to public transport operators, namely the twelve provinces, plus the two transport-regions specifically for Amsterdam and Rotterdam / The Hague. These 14 parties are united in a cooperation called "DOVA" (''Decentrale Openbaar Vervoer Autoriteiten''), or "Decentralised Public Transport Authorities".<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dova.nu/| title = DOVA website (in Dutch)}}</ref> The provinces in turn sometimes delegate this authority to their municipalities.

Roads are controlled by authorities at all four administrative levels in the Netherlands. About 5,200&nbsp;km of national roads (''Rijkswegen'') are controlled by central national government agency [[Rijkswaterstaat]], and the country's twelve [[Provinces of the Netherlands|provinces]] manage about 7,800&nbsp;km of provincial roads.<ref name="CBS roaddata">{{cite web |url=http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?VW=T&DM=SLNL&PA=70806ned&D1=0-1,8,14&D2=0,5-16&D3=a&HD=090330-1643&HDR=G2&STB=G1,T |title=CBS StatLine &#124; Lengte van wegen, wegkenmerken, regio |trans-title=CBS Statline - Length of roads, road types |language=nl |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=statline.cbs.nl |publisher=Statistics Netherlands |access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="SWOV weglengNWB">{{cite web |url=https://www.swov.nl/ibmcognos/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=powerPlayService&m_encoding=UTF-8&BZ=1AAABgVL3JvF42nWO22qDQBCGX2bHtDdhdnVFL7zwtMRCtY1CrjdmtKVWy7p5~2oSCG3pMCd_vp8Zp662dVPt8yKLZjsZKrIHEOJd_rkKlBsEsed7ga_SNHC5p2IPVR7KUC3Mo7N683if7l7iZheBUO00WhrtsnXTcCIDMgEPR~1J4GabkhZp0ONp3oDM~oGKsTN6tubc2vPZ3MAv3X7onn6SB_oHGntLILA8JCvqZHW6TauyzNOmWEb8nEe~MCd5jTpExhGRc2SMIfOldOWtI1u1J60NYLh4j~RGZNY3MWQgAhAugiAO4ggivAr8LrA~wS_5Lterl7rHN2kuZCQ= |title=Weglengte Nationaal WegenBestand (NWB) &#124; IBM Cognos |trans-title=Road length &#124; National Road Database |language=nl |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2012 |website=swov.nl |publisher=SWOV, Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research |access-date=17 July 2014}}</ref> Most motorways are national roads, and the remaining national roads are mostly expressways. Only a few motorways are provincial ones, and they are much shorter and serve mostly regional traffic.<ref>[[:nl:Provinciale weg|Provinciale weg - Wikipedia (NL)]]</ref> Frequently, they were previously national roads.

[[Municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipal]] roads make up the bulk of the network, totalling some 120,000&nbsp;km.<ref name="SWOV weglengNWB">{{cite web |url=https://www.swov.nl/ibmcognos/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=powerPlayService&m_encoding=UTF-8&BZ=1AAABgVL3JvF42nWO22qDQBCGX2bHtDdhdnVFL7zwtMRCtY1CrjdmtKVWy7p5~2oSCG3pMCd_vp8Zp662dVPt8yKLZjsZKrIHEOJd_rkKlBsEsed7ga_SNHC5p2IPVR7KUC3Mo7N683if7l7iZheBUO00WhrtsnXTcCIDMgEPR~1J4GabkhZp0ONp3oDM~oGKsTN6tubc2vPZ3MAv3X7onn6SB_oHGntLILA8JCvqZHW6TauyzNOmWEb8nEe~MCd5jTpExhGRc2SMIfOldOWtI1u1J60NYLh4j~RGZNY3MWQgAhAugiAO4ggivAr8LrA~wS_5Lterl7rHN2kuZCQ= |title=Weglengte Nationaal WegenBestand (NWB) &#124; IBM Cognos |trans-title=Road length &#124; National Road Database |language=nl |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2012 |website=swov.nl |publisher=SWOV, Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research |access-date=17 July 2014}}</ref> They are mostly local roads. Aside from the division in provinces, the Netherlands is also divided in 21 [[water board (Netherlands)|water management boards]]. Together with miscellaneous authorities, they own and control another 7,500&nbsp;km of roads.<ref name="SWOV weglengNWB"/> For some roads, it is because they are a physical element of water barriers, like [[Levee#Dike|dike]]s and [[dam]]s while others provide primary access to critical water control structures and may not be open to the public.