BRATISLAVA, July 14, (WEBNOVINY) — Slovakia’s revenue from electronic toll collection totaled EUR 75.7 million in the first half of this year, which was EUR 12.1 million more than in the same period of last year. According to information of the system’s operator SkyToll, complex e-toll collection service brought over EUR 13.6 million to state’s pockets in June of this year, which is EUR 400,000 more than in June a year ago. Foreign transport operators contributed 42 percent to the overall collection in June and over 43 percent in the first six months.
Almost EUR 8.6 million was collected for the use of selected highway and dual-carriageway stretches in June and EUR 48.6 million in the first half of the year. EUR 4.9 million came from selected first category road stretches in June and the amount collected over January-June period reached EUR 27 million. The state obtained EUR 481,700 from transit hauliers within the toll ticketing system in June and EUR 2.7 million over the first six months. An average of 30,688 vehicles daily used selected road sections in June.
As of June 30, there were 193,503 active on-board units registered in the electronic toll collection system, which was a monthly increase by 2,219 units.
SkyToll has signed the contract with the National Highway Company on building and operating the e-toll system in Slovakia in January 2009. The toll system was put into operation on January 1, 2010. Vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tons have to pay toll for over 2,400 kilometers of highways, dual carriageways and selected first category roads in Slovakia.
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