1. Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA)
Urban road toll collection in Norway – process, technology and experiences from Oslo
Oslo City Hall
Kristian Wærsted
Chief Engineer
Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA)

2. Road tolling in Norway
70 years of road tolling experience to finance expensive infrastructure (bridges and tunnels)
More than 100 road toll projects implemented
Toll collection normally lasts for 15 years
44 road toll projects in operation today
Urban toll systems for the last 20 years
Point payment only (open systems)
Norway has been a pioneering country in developing cost efficient road tolling

3. Tolling Projects in Norway by 2005
Rv 562 Askøy Br.
Bergen
Oslo
Trondheim
Kristiansand
N. Jæren
Rv108 Hvaler Tunnel
E39 Krifast
Rv 755 Skarnsund Br.
Rv 658 Ålesund Tunnels
Rv 64 Skålavegen
E6 Trondheim - Stjørdal
Rv 17 Helgeland Br.
Rv 23 Oslofjord Link
E39 Triangular Link
E39 Nordhordland Br.
Rv 551 Folgefonn Tunnel
Rv 566 Osterøy Br.
Fv 207 Bjorøy
Rv 5 Naustdal Tunnel
Sykkylven Br.
Rv714 Hitra - Frøya
E69 Magerøya
Rv 519 Finnøy
Rv 5 Fjærland - Sogndal
E6 at Moss (Østfold Pack)
E18 Askim (Østfold Pack)
E18 Aust-Agder
E18 N. Vestfold
E39 Lister Pack
Rv 35 Lunner - Gardermoen
E39 Øysand - Thamshamn
Namsos
Rv 9 Setesdalsveien
Tønsberg
Rv 45 Gjesdal
City Projects
Single Projects
Toll collection on ferries
AutoPASS tolling
Rv 61 Hareid - Sulesund
Rv 653 Eikesund - Rjånes
E39 Teigen - Bogen
E39 Borevik - Jektevik
Rv 47 T Link
Rv 5 Fodnes - Mannheller
E134 Rullestad ravine
E39 Rennesøy
Rv 13 Ryfast
Rv 544 Halsnøy Link
Tolling Projects in Norway, autumn 2004
Tromsø (fuel tax)
Rv 661 Straumen Br.
Tolling Projects in Norway by 2005
Pioneers:
Bergen (1986), our first urban toll ring
Ålesund* (1987), the first toll plaza with EFC in the world
The urban toll rings in Oslo (1990) and Trondheim (1991) have been other important pioneering projects *

4. Urban toll rings in Norway – May 2005
City
Pla-zas
Start
End
Pop. in ar.
In op.*
AADT **
EFC%
Tags
NOK /Pbe
Bergen 1 8
1986
2004
300’
16/5
60’ -
5-10
Oslo 19
1990
2007
900’
24/7
250’ 83
400’
10-20
Trondheim
2005
11/5 12/5
100’ 95
150’ 10 15
Kristian-sand 5
1997
55’ 84
30’
N. Jæren (Stavanger) 21
2001
2011
230’
12/5 91
110’
5/10
Namsos 3
2003
2017
15’ 7’ 89
10’ 13
Tønsberg 6
2019
50’ 86
35’
Bergen 2
2014
24/6 87
105’
’ figure in thousands
* Hours a day and days a week
** During hours of operation

5. The ”Oslo Package 1”
City border
Toll ring
Why?: To build 50 pre-defined projects in 10 instead of 35 years with state funds only
Joint venture between Oslo (60%) and the neighbouring county of Akershus (40%)
Users contribute with 55% of funding
The toll ring covers all roads in three corridors
50% of Oslos population live outside the toll ring
Oslo
Akershus
AADT in the payment direction is approx
Annual income: 1,3 bill. NOK, 10% operation cost

6. Oslo toll plaza no. 5 on a western arterial
The subscription lane (”AutoPASS”) has a high capacity, approx veh/hour
Approx. 300 veh/hour capacity in coin machine and attended (”manuell”) lanes
No expansion of total road area was necessary

7. Toll plaza no.14 on E6 south
You will arrive here when approaching Oslo from Stockholm or Copenhagen

8. Toll plaza no. 11 on E6 north is the largest in Oslo
Toll plaza no.11 on E6 north is the largest in Oslo. It has 3+1 AutoPASS lanes