# German federal transport minister Patrick Schnieder last week committed €166bn over the next five years to tackle the backlog of dilapidated transport infrastructure in the country.
That’s a 62% increase on the amount committed during the previous five years, and comes amid serious failures like the collapse of Dresden’s Carola Bridge in September 2024.
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# German federal transport minister Patrick Schnieder last week committed €166bn over the next five years to tackle the backlog of dilapidated transport infrastructure in the country.
That’s a 62% increase on the amount committed during the previous five years, and comes amid serious failures like the collapse of Dresden’s Carola Bridge in September 2024.
“Today is the real start,” Schnieder [said](https://www.bmv.de/SharedDocs/DE/Pressemitteilungen/2025/029-schnieder-166-milliarden-fuer-verkehrsinfrastruktur.html). “We are ending the backlog of repairs to transport infrastructure.”
Of the €166bn, €107bn will go to rail, €52bn to federal highways, and €8bn to waterways.
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