In the context of the reorganization of federal-state financial relations in 2017, the Federal Trunk Roads Administration was restructured.

[2] The act to establish the Federal Trunk Road Authority came into force on 18 August 2017.

[3] The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport issued an organizational decree to set up the authority.

The federal government plans, constructs, operates, maintains, and manages the motorways, utilizing Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, a federally owned limited liability company.

The Federal Trunk Road Authority is responsible for the sovereign tasks not handled directly by the BMDV or delegated to the Autobahn GmbH.