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EFC in Norway

SGT EFC Team Meeting in Oslo. EFC in Norway. A brief overview Ivar Christiansen 21.4.2005. Toll ing and EFC P olicy in Norway. Tolling only for investments in public infrastructure Toll projects are normally co-financed by National Budget Toll revenue contribution in total 30%

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EFC in Norway

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  1. SGT EFC Team Meeting in Oslo EFC in Norway A brief overview Ivar Christiansen 21.4.2005

  2. Tolling and EFCPolicy in Norway • Tolling only for investments in public infrastructure • Toll projects are normally co-financed by National Budget • Toll revenue contribution in total 30% • Local political foundation - acceptance by Parliament • Local toll companies for operation and management • Tolls are removed when financing is complete (15 years the norm) • Legislation for Road Pricing (congestion charging) is ready • HGV tolling is not on the current agenda • Member of ASECAP through Norvegfinans

  3. The Norwegian EFC Concept • NPRA own specifications and equipment • Deposit for tag is 24 EURO • EFC lanes have free flow, no barriers (capacity 1600 veh/hour) • Video enforcement • Manual payment service always available (until 2004) • Coin machines in high volume plazas • Two classes (<3,5 tons allowed total weight) • City Rings also pay for PT infrastructure • High percentage of tags (50-95%) • Limited addional space needed in Plazas • Operational cost 7-10% of revenue • Plazas shall NOT create queues • A demand for full automation

  4. EFC Status today (apr. 2005) • 46 Tolling Projects in operation • 25 have EFC systems • Near 300 lanes equipped • 1 mill. tags issued • Annual number of transactions: >250 million • Annual revenue: app. 300 mEURO

  5. Norwegian Public Roads Administration Directorate of Public Roads Regional (county) ”parliament” National Parliament Regional (county) ”parliament” Regional and local administrations Regional and local administrations Ministry for Transport and Communication Local Toll Company NPRA Directorate of Public Roads Local Toll Companis Contract EFC system NPRA Local Road Office NPRA Local Road Office Bank Loans Bank Loans Construction Projects Construction Projects

  6. The traffic in the subscription lanes is increasing steadily 2002 1990 Manual ACM EFC

  7. New technology • AutoPASS EFC: A publicly owned technical specification for EFC • AutoPASS Contract: Contractual and operational interoperability for all EFC lanes in Norway • CS AutoPASS: A common technical specification for toll project central computer systems • A new harmonized fee structure • Unattended toll plazas • “Fully automatic toll plazas” (In Bergen and Tønsberg in February 2004)

  8. No stop at the toll plazas Drivers without AutoPASS will be videoed and billed monthly for the exact fee In Bergen and Tønsberg February 2004 Picture shows pilot station in Tønsberg “Fully automatic toll plazas” – the new hit?

  9. Norwegian Public Roads Administration Directorate of Public Roads EFC - A Norwegian Success Story • AutoPASS – NPRA’s Specification for EFC and Interoperability • A public infrastructure ”open” to ITS applications • NPRA owns EFC system and tags – Toll companies operate • Basis for national and cross-border interoperability • Basis for traffic monitoring (1 million equipped probe vehicles) • New applications evolving

  10. What is next? Road Pricing Demand Man. ??

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