Text file: 1794.txt
author: janeze
downvotes: 3
end consideration date: 2011-06-11
id: '1794'
number comments: 6
number views: 3881
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: 'Response from the Ministry of Transport

  The conversion or removal of existing toll plazas is linked to the establishment
  of an electronic toll collection system in the free flow of traffic, as the demolition
  of toll shelters, toll islands and the layout of toll plazas cannot be carried out
  in most cases until the new toll collection system is in place. The dynamics and
  extent of toll station reconfiguration and the associated carriageway layout will
  be reasonably adapted accordingly.  The removal and layout of the toll plazas requires
  the preparation of the relevant technical design documentation, the carrying out
  of public procurement procedures for the award of the works, and the construction
  operation itself entails, in addition to the removal of the booths, columns and
  canopies, the drainage arrangements and the reconstruction of the carriageway in
  the area of the existing toll plazas, which will restore the normal cross-sectional
  profile of the motorway and ensure safe driving at higher speeds. All design and
  implementation activities are being carried out by DARS in accordance with the plan.
  It is worth mentioning that we currently have two toll systems, a vignette system
  for light or passenger vehicles and a conventional stopping system for heavy vehicles.
  Until the toll system is changed, it is therefore necessary to maintain toll booths
  on the lanes for non-vignetted vehicles, which means that the current partial removal
  of the toll booths would significantly worsen the situation from a traffic-technical
  and safety point of view, as passenger cars would be able to drive at 130 km/h through
  the toll booths, while heavy goods vehicles would be stopped and connected to the
  main traffic flow under the existing system. In addition, many toll stations are
  of such a design that they cannot be partially demolished, i.e. only in the central
  part. The proposal for a "GPS box" is technically and organisationally unacceptable,
  as the Schengen regime means that customs services are only present at the border
  between Slovenia and Croatia, while the other borders are free for the movement
  of people and goods. The activities related to the introduction of the electronic
  toll collection system are defined in the Action Plan for the introduction of the
  electronic toll collection system in the free flow of traffic. The strategic objectives
  of the introduction of the ECS in the PPT are as follows: to replace the existing
  stop-pay tolling system for vehicles with a maximum permissible weight exceeding
  3500 kg (heavy vehicles) with a free-flow electronic toll collection system; to
  replace the existing vignette-based toll collection system for vehicles with a maximum
  permissible weight not exceeding 3500 kg (light vehicles) with a free-flow electronic
  toll collection system; to ensure the financial sustainability of the company DARS,
  d.d.; to ensure the financial sustainability of the company DARS, d.d, Ensuring
  that the tolls are paid according to the user-pays and polluter-pays principles.
  The establishment of the above system will also eliminate most of the problems mentioned
  above.  '
response date: 2011-07-29
response due date: null
sent date: 2011-05-11
title: Removal of toll stations
upvotes: 9
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/1794
