| Agency Name: | Ministry of Public Works and Transport |
| Nativename: | Spanish; Castilian: Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte |
| Jurisdiction: | Costa Rica |
| Headquarters: | Avenida 20 and 22, Calle 9, Barrio González Víquez, Catedral, 10104, San José (Costa Rica) |
| Coordinates: | 9.9243°N -84.0758°W |
| Employees: | 3,220 (2008) |
| Budget: | CRC ₡ 231,023,000,000 (2009) |
| Chief1 Name: | Rodolfo Méndez Mata |
| Chief1 Position: | Minister |
| Child1 Agency: | Consejo Nacional de Vialidad |
| Child2 Agency: | Consejo Técnico de Aviación Civil |
| Child3 Agency: | Consejo de Transporte Público |
| Child4 Agency: | Consejo Nacional de Concesiones |
| Child5 Agency: | Consejo de Seguridad Vial |
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) is an agency of the government of Costa Rica in charge of roads, airports and maritime ports planning and construction, it also regulates public transportation.
On October 20, 1860, the Spanish; Castilian: Dirección General de Obras Públicas (Public Works General Directorate) was created.
On May 8, 1948, after the civil war, the transitional government created the agency as the Ministry of Public Works, then on August 5, 1963 it is renamed as Ministry of Transport, and on July 5, 1971 gets its final name as Ministry of Public Works and Transport.[1]