Reduction of tolls on the A24 will attract more users – TVI24

The Association of Granite Business (Aigra), based in Sabrosa said on Friday that the reduction of tolls on Highway 24 (former SCUT) will “for sure” attract more users to that route.

the ideal was to end the tolls, but the reduction already allows more traffic on the former SCUT “ said Domingos Ribeiro Lusa.

a study of Infrastructure Portugal, commissioned by the previous government on the fall in prices in the former SCUT, argues that the measure would increase revenues from tolls, information confirmed by the current executive.

the study, that the TSF had access, is released at a time when the current executive has already announced it will down the tolls on some SCUT, but has not yet revealed when, or values.

Domingos Ribeiro recalled that the introduction of tolls on the A24, which connects Viseu the border in Chaves, has aggravated the difficulties of the sector, especially in the interior of the country where they pay the “highest price per kilometer of the country. “

These tolls were, in the opinion of the head,” a blow “to the interior of the companies.”

This highway has come late. But ready, we arrived late but arrived. But shortly afterwards, we suffered another setback that was the toll. Obviously this is all preliminary, on top of the only alternative is also complicated National Highway 2 “ said.

The president of Aigra said that tolls represent a weight of “3-5%” on business costs.

Now, it is obvious that all that will help to us is very good. And that increases the traffic on the A24 increases yes, for sure, and not only in this sector linked to granites, it is in all other sectors “ , he said.

according to the study, gains in revenue from tolls would be especially large on the A23 (motorway of Beira Interior) and the A22 (Via do Infante, Algarve), since, with a reduction of 15%, both surrender individually more than five million euros.

the study of Portugal Infrastructure (formerly Estradas de Portugal) also reveals that only the former SCUT A4 (Oporto) and A28 (North Coast), would give less revenues if prices go down, and the rise would also be expected on the A25 (motorway of Beiras Litoral e Alta), A29 (freeway the Silver Coast) and A24 (North Interior motorway).