The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development[2] (Persian: وزارت راه و شهرسازی‎) is an Iranian government body in charge of providing and regulating the country's transport infrastructure (including roads, railroads, shipping lanes and airways), as well as setting policies for the housing sector and construction industry. This Ministry was formed on 27 June 2011, when the two ministries of Housing and Urban Development and Ministry of Roads and Transport[3] were merged.