Estonian Road Administration

The Estonian Road Administration (ERA) is a government agency operating within the administrative area of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.

The ERA carries out implementation of the state policy and development plans, management functions and state supervision within the scope of the duties prescribed by law;  applies enforcement powers of the state in the area of road management, traffic safety, public transport and environmental safety of vehicles on the grounds and to the extent established by legislation.

The main functions of the Road Administration are:

1. road management and creating conditions for safe traffic on national roads;
2. increasing traffic safety and reducing harmful environmental impact of vehicles;
3. organization of traffic and public transport;
4. state and owner’s supervision over road construction and road maintenance, road usage, the service level of roads and organizing state supervision over compliance with the requirements established by legislation regulating the ERA’s area of activity and, where necessary, applying enforcement powers of the state;
5. keeping state registers of roads, vehicles and public transport; observing special requirements established by legislation for making registry entries;
6. participating in the development of the legislation regulating the ERA’s area of activity and making recommendations for amending and supplementing the legislation; participating in working out the terminology connected with the ERA’s area of activity;
7. participating in the elaboration of policies, strategies, and development plans in the ERA’s area of activity; participating in the preparation and implementation of international projects in the ERA’s area of activity.