Tolls in the Bris concession will increase by 2.1% from January 1, the company said in a statement sent to Lusa this Thursday.
“Concessão Brisa announces that from January 1, 2024, a new toll tariff will come into force on its network,” he emphasized, pointing out that “in this sense and in accordance with the mechanisms provided for in current legislation, toll tariffs will be registered “. renewal by 2.1% in 2024.”
Brisa recalled that “this updated value has as a guide, as provided in the concession agreement, the annual inflation rate – Continent without housing – for October, as well as the additional 0.1% provided for in Decree-Law No. 87-A/2022 “Prior to the update of toll data was limited to 2023 under the conditions provided for in the concession agreements.”
Despite the increase, Brisa said, “there are cases where toll rates deviate below average or even zero, and in other cases toll rates show above average deviation because they were not updated in previous years.” .
Thus, he emphasized that “only 33 of the 93 toll rates applicable to class 1 vehicles will be updated” and “of the total toll rates applicable in the Brisa Autoestradas network, 40% will remain unchanged in 2024 in cost compared to 2023.” .
At the same time, 65% of 1st class tariffs retain the values of 2023, Brisa noted.
The concessionaire gave some examples: the price of a trip between Lisbon and Porto increased by 0.45 cents, and between Lisbon and Algarve by 0.30 cents for class 1.
Among the routes whose prices remain unchanged are the Lisbon-Cascais route or the Ermesinde-Valongo route.
Brisa also said it plans to “invest 61.8 million euros in the maintenance of its network” and “major works to be carried out in the new year will cover motorways across the country, namely A1, A2, A3, A5.” , A9 and A12″.
“On the A3 and A4 highways, as in the northern region, work will be carried out to improve mobility at toll barriers and junctions,” and in Alentejo, buildings in service areas on the A6 highway will be reconstructed,” he said.
On November 13, it was reported that the increase in motorway toll prices in 2024 should be around 1.94%, which is in line with the annual non-housing inflation recorded in October and published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
Last year, annual development without housing on the continent topped 10%, a figure that prompted the government to negotiate a solution with concessionaires that led to a 4.9% increase in toll prices in 2023.
The solution, found about a year ago, stipulates that, to compensate for the increase in 2023, which was capped at 4.9%, concessionaires can increase the cost of toll renewals that are taking place by a further 0.1% over the next four years. from the relevant concession contracts. .
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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