Pothole, School, Bus: Who Is Responsible in Rodgau?

  • Pothole, school, bus: who is responsible? In Rodgau, often the town. But not always. Picture of a traffic cone next to a pothole.
  • If you know who is responsible, you get an answer faster. Town, district and federal state share the work.
  • 1. The pothole: in town, the town of Rodgau is almost always responsible. Also on state and district roads.
  • Why the town? In Hesse, a town with more than 30,000 inhabitants is also responsible for state and district roads in town. Rodgau has approx. 45,000.
  • Found a pothole? Report it online to the Stadtwerke Rodgau, in the defect and fault reporter: stadtwerke-rodgau.de.
  • 2. The school: buildings and equipment: the district of Offenbach. Teachers: the federal state of Hesse. Picture of a school building.
  • 3. The bus: town bus and school bus: the Stadtwerke Rodgau. The region: together with the kvgOF, the transport company of the district. Picture of a town bus.
  • In short: road in town: town. School building: district. Teachers: state. Town bus: Stadtwerke. Report a pothole: Stadtwerke, online.
  • Which answer surprised you? Write it in the comments. Share the post with your neighbours.
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A pothole in front of your house, a leaking roof at the school, a bus that comes too rarely: who do you ask? Town, district and federal state share the work. In Rodgau, the answer is often the town. But not always.

At a glance

Topic Responsible in Rodgau
Road in town, also state and district road Town of Rodgau
State and district road outside town Hessen Mobil (for state and district)
School buildings and equipment District of Offenbach
Teachers Federal state of Hesse
Town bus and school bus Stadtwerke Rodgau
Report pothole, street lamp, illegally dumped waste Stadtwerke Rodgau, online
Regional bus, Hopper with the kvgOF, the transport company of the district

The pothole

Who builds and repairs a road depends on the type of road: municipal road, district road, state road or federal road. But in Hesse, there is a special rule in town. A town with more than 30,000 inhabitants is also responsible for state and district roads in town. Rodgau has approx. 45,000 inhabitants. That is why the town is almost always responsible in town.

Outside town, Hessen Mobil takes care of state and district roads. Hessen Mobil is an authority of the federal state and works on behalf of the state and the district.

Where do you report a pothole?

Online, in the defect and fault reporter of the Stadtwerke Rodgau. There you also report a broken street lamp, illegally dumped waste or a found bicycle. You mark the location on a map, select the type of defect and enter your contact details.

The school

For the school, two bodies share the work:

  • The district of Offenbach is the school authority. It builds the buildings, maintains them and equips them. It is the school authority for approx. 90 schools in the district, also for the schools in Rodgau.
  • The federal state of Hesse pays the teachers. The responsible office is the State School Office for the district and the town of Offenbach.

So a broken window is a matter for the district. A missing teacher is a matter for the state.

The bus

The town plans, organises and pays for the town bus and the school bus, more precisely: the Stadtwerke Rodgau. The town bus is line OF-40. For connections into the region, the Stadtwerke work together with the kvgOF, the transport company of the district of Offenbach. The Hopper, an on-demand shuttle, also comes from the kvgOF. It has operated in all of Rodgau since 1 January 2026.

Who writes here?

I am one of the 6 volunteer city councillors in Rodgau, for Volt. Here I explain what happens in your town, factually and without internal matters. How the town decides, you can read in the article “Who Governs Your Town?”.

Your opinion

Which answer surprised you? Write it in the comments under the Instagram post.

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