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After interoperability, toll collection per kilometer is proceeding for the first time in Greece and the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. Costas Karamanlis, was the first to use the new hybrid system at Olympia Odos.
Mr. Karamanlis boarded a car, in which a transceiver was placed, at the Elefsina Customer Service Point, co-chaired by the Secretary General for Infrastructure, Mr. George Karagiannis. At the exit of Nea Peramos, there is no bar and they did not have to stop, they only heard the recognition sound of the Hybrid system transceiver. They then arrived at the road headquarters, where they were received by the CEO of Olympia Odos SA, Mr. Panagiotis Papanikolas and the CEO of Olympia Odos Liturgy SA, Mr. Costas Papandreou.
After the tour of the Traffic Management Center, Mr. Papanikolas connected to the Olympia Pass online service and the account of the specific transceiver, where he chose to view the movements. As he explained to the Minister and the General, when the vehicle passed through the Elefsina tolls, the amount corresponding to the Elefsina-Kineta section (2.10 euros) was charged to his account and when he left through the N. Peramos exit, the system recognized, calculated and paid into account the amount corresponding to the section N. Peramos – Kineta (1.40 euros). Thus, the invoice only charged the amount of the trip made by the vehicle (0.70 euros).
The mileage charge is socially fair
In his subsequent statements, Mr. Karamanlis stated:
“Since November 4, we have provided a solution to a seemingly ‘small’, but essentially important problem of what we call everyday life. Drivers can now go through all tolls on all roads with the only transceiver that already We innovated, doing what should be taken for granted: toll interoperability became a reality.
Now the next goal is the mileage charge. And the first step is taken today, at Olympia Odos. Drivers will only be charged for the part of the road they use. This will correct an injustice and solve a problem that citizens have been raising for years. We are committed to charging a fair toll based on distance and we are doing so. The Olympia Odos hybrid system also means fewer delays, as the vehicle will not have to stop to pay tolls. This is social law and now it begins to be a reality. Congratulations to those who worked for this. “
The Secretary General for Infrastructure, Mr. George Karagiannis, noted:
Today is a very special day, because together with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Costas Karamanlis, we launched a pioneering toll system, the “Hybrid” system first presented for Greek data by the company “Olympia”. Odos SA ”. It is a great pleasure because, following the solution we found with the use of a single transceiver on all the country’s highways, we went on to another innovation, the charging of tolls per kilometers. Our aim is to modernize Greek roads and improve the quality of transport for citizens. Delays are now being implemented without delay, with more security and with a socially fair toll method based on the distance traveled. “The mileage toll system is a project of European standards and it is clear that we are in discussions so that in the near future it will be possible to integrate it without problems on all the country’s roads.”
How the Olympia Odos Hybrid System Works
The “Hybrid Charging System” (Hybrid ETC), a distance-based charging system, was a commitment by Olympia Odos, which began to design and then implement immediately after the completion of the Corinth – Patras construction.
It refers in particular to the strengthening of the existing “zonal” system with the installation of “Electronic Gates” (gantries) at selected exits of the road, so that O-pass subscribers are charged according to the kilometer traveled.
His idea is based on the debit-credit logic: the vehicle equipped with a transceiver goes through the front station, pays the full price of the loading zone and in case it leaves the road before the end of this zone, it is automatically returns and the amount corresponding to the distance not traveled is credited to the transceiver.
The hybrid system uses sensors, cameras and intercom systems installed at the entrance and exit junctions of the road. It is based on the creation of “Electronic Gates” with the location of the projection devices (ie metal carrier) and the technical E / M buildings needed in the existing toll stations. Specifically, for the operation of the system, technological equipment (sensors, cameras and antennas of DSRC technology) were installed in 13 uneven junctions of Olympia Odos:
Crossing Nea Peramos, Pachis, Ag. Theodoron, Loutraki, Epidaurus, Zevgolatio, Kiato, Derveni, Akrata, Kalavrita, Selianitika, Drepano and Meigon de Megara.
The hybrid system is aimed at Olympia Odos transceiver owners and works exclusively with the use of one transceiver. Drivers who choose to pay by cash or card necessarily continue to be burdened with the existing “zoning system.” The hybrid system also combines a closed loading system with bars (maintaining the previous system), with a free-flow open circulation system to give returns.
Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
