VWS | Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management

Trusted with water, progressive in connections

The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management is responsible for mobility policy in the Netherlands and for protection against floods or falling water tables. The knowledge in these areas is actively propagated via forms of collaboration with other countries. In addition, the ministry has various responsibilities at European level.

The ministry’s main tasks can be classified as follows:

Traffic
Traffic via roads, waterways and railways, and by air. Traffic is an ever-present feature of our everyday lives.

Water
Clean water in the rivers, lakes and the sea. The use of water to prevent falling water tables, as well as protection against high water levels.

The mission of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management:

Trusted with water, progressive in connections
Protecting the Netherlands against the negative influences of water and providing it with safe, world-class connections, that is what the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management stands for.