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Highlights of the presentation:<br />

• Road tolling was introduced to bring in finances from the private sector when there were<br />

Government budgetary constraints.<br />

• Shadow tolling was not sustainable because the toll prices consi<strong>de</strong>red only savings in<br />

time and fuel.<br />

• In South Africa, experience showed that to have a fully pledged concession toll road for<br />

30 years, 4,000 vehicles per day minimum was required.<br />

• Political support and commitment are key to successful toll roads.<br />

• Maputo toll road was the first of the 3 rd generation of toll roads and has been operating<br />

successfully since 1997.<br />

• Heavy trucks pay more in road toll than lighter trucks.<br />

• Overloading <strong>de</strong>creased by 20% un<strong>de</strong>r private sector involvement in road tolls.<br />

• The first 5 to 8 years of any toll road are risky and progress is normally slow.<br />

Title: Road Tolls and Road Pricing: Innovative Methods to Charge for the Use of<br />

Road Systems<br />

Author & Presenter: Daphnée Benayoun (pictured), Project Engineer/ Transport<br />

Economist, Louis Berger SAS, France<br />

The presentation was on innovative methods to charge<br />

road users as alternatives to the common source of fuel<br />

taxes, which it is noted, will not to be sufficient to cope<br />

with the growing needs in the long run. Apart from<br />

trying to get revenue to meet the costs of <strong>de</strong>veloping<br />

and maintaining roads, other challenges have emerged<br />

that greatly affect the roads sub-sector such as<br />

congestion, road safety and environmental issues. To<br />

tackle these challenges together with the issue of<br />

meeting <strong>de</strong>velopment and maintenance financial needs for roads, many countries have<br />

resorted to using public private partnerships for toll roads or direct user charging systems.<br />

The presenter focused on three types of road user charging that are Electronic toll collection<br />

systems, Managed <strong>la</strong>nes and mileage based user charges and Urban tolls. Examples from<br />

around the world were presented including the congestion charging system in central<br />

London, Stockholm, and Singapore that have reduced congestion and optimised transport<br />

<strong>de</strong>mand.<br />

Highlights of the presentation:<br />

• Taxes from fuel are not sufficient to cope with the financial <strong>de</strong>mands for <strong>de</strong>velopment<br />

and maintenance of roads.<br />

• Direct road user charging is an alternative to fuel taxes to meet financial needs for the<br />

roads.<br />

• Other challenges have emerged such as congestion, road safety and environmental issues<br />

whose mitigation measures carry a cost.<br />

• Introduction of congestion charges to reduce traffic should be coupled with provision of<br />

a<strong>de</strong>quate public transport for commuters.<br />

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