The structures of the toll system are the stations, placed transversely on the interchanges, which regulate access to the highway from the ordinary roadway, and the barriers placed transversely across the entire highway that regulate the overall traffic flow. Interchanges without a station are commonly referred to as free interchanges.
On the Strada dei Parchi network are active and operated daily:
- 2 Barriers;
- 25 stations;
to which are added 9 free interchanges and 2 interconnection interchanges with the network of Autostrade per l’Italia.
Strada dei Parchi has an ongoing program of modernization and adaptation of the existing facilities according to criteria of standardization of distribution on the alignment of the different types of facilities that makes it as easy as possible for customers to identify the desired payment method.
Of particular value in this regard is a signaling system, by means of horizontal channeling signs and vertical signs on the islands and the canopy, based on a color code that immediately links the door to the functions available on it:
- yellow for dynamic exaction,
- blue For automated payment by cards,
- white for cash or operator-assisted payment.
There are two different toll collection systems on the Park Road Company’s network:
- the system is called “closed” when the control is carried out twice, at the entry station and at the exit station. At the entry station, as a rule, the user collects the ticket, which he or she must then hand in at the exit station to enable the toll to be determined, the amount of which is calculated in relation to the kilometers driven and the vehicle class.
- the system is called “semi-closed” when each station controls a specific section of highway. The user, each time he passes through a station, pays the toll related to the section of highway controlled by that station. There is no issuance of a ticket. The toll is therefore commensurate with a fixed mileage and varies only according to the class of vehicle.
Automation
Automation of toll collection is aimed at simplifying and speeding up transit operations at stations and improving network fluidity, system efficiency, and facility productivity, but above all at providing a range of tools that better and better meets the needs of highway customers.
The dynamic electronic toll collection system enables dialogue between an apparatus located on board the vehicle and the ground infrastructure, allowing the toll to be charged without the vehicle having to stop to perform the operation with obvious benefits in terms of customer service, traffic flow, impact on the environment and management efficiency.
Along with systems for dynamic toll collection Strada dei Parchi is also equipped with automatic toll collection systems whose gate equipment enables payment:
- With VIAcard cards (scaled in amount or linked to bank account),
- With debit cards (FASTPAY, ATM),
- With credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and PostaMat),
- Cash through automatic cash machine with change.
The attached table (pdf file) shows the consistency of the toll gates of all and stations on the A24 and A25 highway network.
The attached file (pdf file) contains the annual statistics on unavailability on the A24 and A25 motorway networks for the year 2025.
