Corporate - Macquarie

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TRAFFIC AND TOLL PLAZAS
EASING
TRAFFIC
FLOW
Despite a difficult economic
context, the APRR group saw
its traffic levels and revenue
increase in 2009. In parallel,
the success of the Liber-t
badges has been confirmed,
and the modernisation of toll
plazas has continued.
177,000
Liber-t
badges sold in 2009 of which:
48,000 badges sold on aprr.fr
35,000 badges for APRR (approx. 70%)
13,000 badges for AREA
(approx. 30%)
2009 AnnuAL REPORT APRR
Increased traffic
and income
In 2009, APRR group traffic was
marked by the economic crisis, whose
effects were especially felt with the
reduction of HGV traffic from the end
of June.
Despite HGV traffic having fallen by
12.6%, and thanks to healthy LV traffic
(+2.9%), the paid kilometres travelled
increased by 0.3% over 2008. In
addition, mileage intensity, which
neutralised the calendar effects
(366 travel days in 2008), was also
up 0.3%. Despite a slight reduction in
distances covered by HGV, transactions
continued to increase (+2.4%), as did
toll income (+1.26%).
This increase in income can be
explained by a number of factors:
n changing traffic patterns,
n price increases in October 2008 and
April 2009,
n completion of the progressive
reduction of discount rates to HGV
subscribers carried out in compliance
with the European Eurovignette directive
of April 2008,
n full year of income from TML*.
controlled
145plazas
Of the
by the Group,
117
The rates applied by APRR and AREA
are defined by their concession
contracts and by five-year management
contracts. Increases are based on
inflation and on investments aimed at
improving and developing the network.
In 2009, with no management contract
signed, price increases were calculated
in compliance with the pricing clauses in
the concession contract, and applied
from 1 April 2009.
The rate increases were accompanied
by an information campaign directed at
customers.
Toll plazas adapted to
customer expectations
The Group has continued its efforts to
improve safety and traffic flow for
customers by introducing experimental
drive-through tolls on three test plazas.
The Dijon-Crimolois, Pérouges and
Chambéry-Chignin toll plazas now allow
subscribers to drive through at 30 km/h
along reserved lanes.
In addition, sales of Liber-t badges rose
to some 177,000 in 2009, bringing the
* Maurice-Lemaire tunnel
were remotely operated,
either completely or partially,
by end-2009.