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

Norwegian Public Roads Administration Tolling and EFC Policy 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

Norwegian Public Roads Administration 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

Norwegian Public Roads Administration 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 EFC Status today (apr. 2005)

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

Norwegian Public Roads Administration The traffic in the subscription lanes is increasing steadily 2002 EFC Manual ACM 1990

Norwegian Public Roads Administration 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)

Norwegian Public Roads Administration “Fully automatic toll plazas” – the new hit? 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

Norwegian Public Roads Administration Norwegian Public Roads Administration Directorate of Public Roads 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 EFC - A Norwegian Success Story

Norwegian Public Roads Administration What is next?