2024-09-03 04:15:38
Reductions in the price of tolls that reach, in total, up to 3 euros for car users, are planned to be implemented from October 1, 2024 until December 31, 2025, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced from Kililer.
“Allow me to make a symbolic announcement, which shows how the government understands reciprocity. A benefit arose for the Greek public from the refinancing of the concession contract of the Maliakou-Kleidi project. The interest rates fell and we found ourselves with a benefit of around 16 million euros,” said the prime minister.
“As we had publicly committed to the Greek Parliament, for the first time, the benefit we secured for the State by approving the refinancing of the Aegean Motorway, returns to Greek society through a significant and horizontal reduction in the cost of tolls at the motorway stations, both for car users and for professionals”, said the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Staikouras.
In particular, the discount concerns all categories of vehicles with a differentiation between light (EO) and heavy vehicles (BO), namely:
- Discount (maximum 17%) for light vehicles at all crossings, either by using a transceiver (of any Concession), or by paying in toll lanes (or automatic payment machines).
- Discount (height 5%) for heavy vehicles, exclusively for crossings using a transceiver (of any Concession).
At which stations
The period of application of the program is from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025 (a period of 15 months) and concerns the toll stations: Pelasgia, Moschohori, Makrychori, Leptokarya and Klidiou, as well as the 17 side tolls of the area, based on the estimates of the crossings from the particular highway, where the possibility of deviations has also been taken into account.
The benefit
Specifically, the benefit for IX users from implementing the program is:
- 2.8 euros for 2024, as the charge to pass through the five stations is reduced from 16.5 (today) to 13.7 euros, and
- 3 euros for 2025, from 17.4 to 14.4 euros.
Regarding heavy vehicles, it is noted that the 5% discount for users with a transceiver is in addition to the 7% discount already in place by the concessionaire.
With the agreement reached between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the concessionaire, the benefit returns directly to Greek society, with a reduction in travel costs for highway users.