Report damage to local state and district roads and their paths

    If you notice any damage on the through road of a state road, country road or district road and its footpaths and cycle paths, you can report it.

    Description

    Damaged roads and paths can have serious consequences for all road users. Damaged areas include frost heave, potholes, major longitudinal and transverse unevenness, open joints and cracks as well as poor drainage on the road surface. By reporting these you are actively contributing to road safety.

    The responsibility for road construction on a local thoroughfare depends on the type of road and the size of the municipality. The population boundary between large and small municipalities is regulated differently depending on the federal state.

    As a rule, the following applies: For smaller municipalities, the responsibility for the local thoroughfare

    • of a state road (in Bavaria and Saxony: state road) lies with the federal state.
    • of a district road lies with the district or independent city.

    For larger municipalities, the local authority is responsible for the through-route of state roads or state and district roads.

    Responsibility for footpaths on through roads generally lies with the municipality. This is regulated differently for cycle paths.

    After your report, the responsible authority will check whether the danger spot needs to be secured and repaired.

    Competent office

    "Hessen Mobil" or municipalities

    Contact point

    Hessen Mobil or municipality

    Contact person

    Please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible contact person

    Contradiction

    Costs

    There are no costs.: Fee free of charge

    Area of validity

    Hesse

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport, Housing and Rural Areas on 29.03.2026

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 04.03.2026
    Technisch geändert on 31.03.2026

    Keywords

    Pothole, Road damage, Road traffic, Sidewalk, Municipality, Damage, District, Potholes, Cycle path, Location, Municipality, Infrastructure, Damage, Country road, Road traffic, Country road, County road, County road, Damage report, Damage report, State road, State road, Road damage, District, Inner city, Inner city, City, City, Local thoroughfare, Local thoroughfare, State roads, State roads

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2019