It's a tradition that French motorists would happily do without: every February 1, the price of motorway tolls increases. We know the increase planned for 2025, which will ultimately be 0,92%.
This is a less significant increase than that of this year (3%) and above all, that of last year when prices rose sharply by 4.75%. The French government is pleased that this planned increase will be lower than natural inflation, currently estimated at 1.5% by the Banque de France.
Big increases to come afterwards?
According to the Transport Regulatory Authority, motorway management companies will have to invest in major renovation work to ensure that these infrastructures remain in good condition as the end of the duration of their concessions approaches (they must stop between 2031 and 2036). She believes that it should 10 billion jobs to maintain a result in line with requirements by the start of the next decade.
Work whose price obviously risks having an impact on the amount of tolls collected, which will obviously not stop increasing in the coming years. As for what should be done with the management of these French motorways once the current concessions end, that is another debate.
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