In recent years, there have been more and more toll stations on Norwegian roads. The larger cities often have more toll rings. At the same time, new roads are part-financed with tolls. In practice you have to pay every time you drive the stretch.
But this week, several toll booths disappear, ahead of the original schedule.
In the revised national budget for 2021, the government parties agreed with FrP on a total of NOK 750 million in grants for six toll projects in the counties of Viken, Innlandet, Vestfold and Telemark and Rogaland.
Better everyday travel
What is happening here is that the collection of tolls is ending. The money allocated is used to cover what is still “missing” in the financing of the roads.
– It is very gratifying that the toll collection in as many as six projects ends on Thursday 1 July. The phasing out of the collection will provide a better everyday travel for people and businesses, says Minister of Transport Knut Arild Hareide, in a press release.
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– Norwegian motorists pay large sums in tolls every year. But now the collection in six projects is over. Photo: NTB Scanpix
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Here are the projects:
E6 / E18 Østfold package (Viken)
Start-up collection:
First collection on E6: 2001 – Section Melleby-Momarken: 2015.
Section Knapstad-Retvet: 2016.
Section Riksgrensen-Ørje: 2017.
Date and time of settlement of collection: 1 July 2021 at 12:00.
Size of grant: NOK 113 million.
Expected repayment year without grants: 2024.
Fv. 25 Jørstad-Segelstad bridge (Gausdal / Lillehammer, Inland)
Start-up collection:
First collection 2009.
Date and time of settlement of collection: 1 July 2021 at 12:00.
Size of grant: NOK 66 million.
Expected repayment year without grants: 2024.
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Fv. 311 Presterødbakken (Tønsberg, Vestfold and Telemark).
Start-up collection: 2020.
Date and time of settlement of collection: 1 July 2021 at 12:00.
Size of grant: NOK 183 million.
Expected repayment year without grants: 2024.
Fv. 34 Grime-Vesleelva (Dokka-Gjøvik, Inland)
Start-up collection: 2013.
Date and time of settlement of collection: 1 July 2021 at 15:00.
Size of grant: NOK 68 million.
Expected repayment year without grants: 2028.
The T-Connection (Karmøy-Tysvær-Haugesund, Rogaland)
Start-up collection: 2013.
Date and time for settlement of collection: night until 1 July 2021 at 00:00.
Size of grant: NOK 190 million.
Expected repayment year without grants: 2026.
Finnfast (Finnøy-Rennesøy, Rogaland):
Start-up collection: 2009.
Date and time for settlement of collection: night until 1 July 2021 at 00:00.
Size of grant: NOK 130 million.
Expected repayment year without grants: 2023.
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