THE EFFECTS OF TOLLED MOTORWAYS IN HUNGARY Csaba Orosz (PhD) Associate Prof. Budapest University of Technology Department of Highway and Traffic Engineering Budapest H-1521 Tel: Fax: [Original,

1.THE HUNGARIAN ROAD NETWORK AND THE TRANS-EUROPEAN CORRIDORS 2.PROBLEMS IN HUNGARY WITH TOLL ROADS 3.RELEVANT EUROPEAN EXAMPLES 4.POSSIBILITIES TO FINANCE MOTORWAY DEVELOPMENT 5.EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES, CONCLUSIONS

POSSIBILITIES TO FINANCE MOTORWAY DEVELOPMENT a)MINIMUM CHANGES TO THE PRESENT STATE, b)STOP TOLL COLLECTION, c)STOP TOLL COLLECTION AND INTRODUCE VIGNETTES, d)KEEP THE TOLLS, BUT MAKE SOME CORRECTIONS ON THE PRESENT SITUATION, e)REDUCE THE TOLLS AND INTRODUCE MAJOR CHANGES IN THE ROAD USER CHARGING SYSTEM.

MAJOR CRITERIA TO VALUATE THE "a-e" SCENARIOS 1.SHORT AND LONG TERM ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS, 2.REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 3.STATE BUDGET ASPECTS, 4.TAX PAYER'S AND POPULATION DEMAND ASPECTS, 5.ROAD USER'S ASPECTS, 6.COMPATIBILITY WITH THE EU, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS.