
The Ministry of Infrastructure has prepared a draft regulation providing for additional routes to be charged under the e-TOLL system.
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The previous extension of the toll road network under the e-TOLL system entered into force on February 1, 2026.
According to the draft regulation prepared by the Ministry of Infrastructure, from March 16, 2027, the e-TOLL system will cover an additional 880 kilometers of highways, expressways and national roads. Currently, tolls are collected on almost 5.9 thousand kilometers of routes. After the planned extension, the length of the toll road network will increase to approximately 6.75 thousand kilometers.
The Ministry of Infrastructure emphasizes that the expansion of the system is not only to increase revenues to the National Road Fund, but also to contribute to the optimization of transport and better balance of road and rail transport.
The previous extension of the toll road network came into force on February 1, 2026. Then, the e-TOLL system additionally covered approximately 645 kilometers of routes, and the total length of the network increased from 5,225 to nearly 5,870 kilometers. At the same time, toll rates for vehicles over 3.5 tons and buses were increased - depending on the vehicle category, the increase was from 40 to 42 percent.
The paid networks were then joined by, among others: fragments of the A2 motorway between Kałuszyn and Siedlce, as well as sections of expressways S1, S3, S5, S7, S11, S12, S14, S16, S17, S52 and S61 and selected fragments of national roads DK8, DK12, DK50 and DK91.
According to the estimates included in the Regulatory Impact Assessment, revenues from the e-TOLL system in 2026 are expected to amount to nearly PLN 6.6 billion. These funds will go to the National Road Fund, which finances investments in road infrastructure - both its maintenance and development.
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