23/04/2026
Europe’s network of city streets and interurban roads confront escalating upkeep and modernisation challenges resulting from aging assets as well as constrained public budgets. These challenges are further compounded by revenue collection mechanisms that struggle to keep pace with rapidly shifting vehicle fleets and usage partners. These pressures demand innovative funding mechanisms to ensure continued resilient and sustainable operations.
At the forefront are evolving pricing models impacting the way we pay for the roads we use, and the parking spaces our vehicles occupy. The Netherlands' distance-based truck toll, which launches on 1 July, 2026 exemplifies how targeted levies can fund greener transport while incentivising cleaner fleets through subsidies for electric vehicles and sustainable infrastructure, such as such electric charging networks along key freight corridors. Further on the deployment horizon, usage-based charges offer a supplemental lever to curb congestion, optimise asset allocation, and generate revenues for multimodal integration.
🎙 Featuring insights from Laurens Tait - Transport Market Leader Netherlands at ARUP
📆 Future Roads Funding: Mobility Pricing Tools supporting Sustainable Network Funding Models
