From 1 April 2024 drivers travelling on the A4 motorway will gotta prepare to increase tolls. This is information that raises interest and discussions among road users. What are the exact toll rates and the consequences for travellers?
The A4 motorway, which is the main communication way from the west to the east of Poland, is to apply fresh toll rates. In particular, drivers travelling in the Katowice-Kraków section will gotta bear higher costs. The fee for this episode will increase from PLN 15 to PLN 16. However, what another changes are facing those travelling on the A4 motorway?
What are the rates for the A4 motorway on the Katowice-Kraków section?
For riders, the journey will cost PLN 8, while drivers of vehicles of category 1, i.e. vehicles with 2 axles, will pay PLN 16 (growth from PLN 15). another categories of vehicles, i.e. categories 2, 3, 4 and 5, will gotta pay a fee of PLN 29 for categories 2 and 3 and PLN 49 for categories 4 and 5. These rates are to apply both on the Katowice-Kraków section and on the remaining sections of the highway.
Tolls will be collected in 2 places – in Mysłowice and in Balice. This is crucial information for travellers who will gotta include these additional costs in their travel planning.
Highway increases: GDDKiA critically assesses the decision
The Main Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) criticised the planned increases in charges on the A4 motorway. According to GDDKiA's assessment, the concessionaire's decision to rise rates is unfounded and straight hits drivers.
The concession holder, Stalexport Autostrada Małopolska, motivates increases in investment expenditure. However, GDDKiA stresses that specified traffic may negatively affect road users, expanding travel costs and hindering free access to the highway.
Ministry of Infrastructure announces changes in concessions to motorways A4 and A2
The Ministry of Infrastructure has announced that it will not extend concessions to the A4 and A2 motorways. After the concession expires, these roads are to go into possession of GDDKiA and become free for users. The expiry of the concession was set at March 2027.
This decision may have a crucial impact on road users, especially those who regularly usage the A4 and A2 motorways. The direct consequence of the modification of the concession may be the absence of the request to pay charges for the usage of these routes, which in turn may affect the change in the preferences of travellers and traffic in the region concerned.
The conclusion of these changes is clear – the fees for utilizing motorways in Poland are changing, both in terms of tallness and way of downloading. It is worth monitoring further developments to adapt to possible changes and to realize their consequences for travellers.
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