Skip to main content

Impact of new European Directive on toll concessions: ASECAP conference

ASECAP, the European association of operators of toll road infrastructures is organising a high level conference to analyse the impact of the new European Directive on the award of concession contracts across Europe, focusing specifically on the transport sector. The conference, whose theme is Concession model, an efficient tool to foster growth across Europe: how to build a level-playing field to attract private investors, will be held on 30 March 2015 from 1030 to 1630 at the European Economic and Soc
February 5, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
486 ASECAP, the European association of operators of toll road infrastructures is organising a high level conference to analyse the impact of the new European Directive on the award of concession contracts across Europe, focusing specifically on the transport sector.

The conference, whose theme is Concession model, an efficient tool to foster growth across Europe: how to build a level-playing field to attract private investors, will be held on 30 March 2015 from 1030 to 1630 at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels.
 
ASECAP recently commissioned a study on the concession model; the study is now complete and ASECAP will present its main findings during the conference. It includes the perspective of toll road operators on the importance of this key tool to ensure consistent and long-term investments in the European transport network.

ASECAP hopes that European Commissioner Bienkowska, together with other representatives of the European Parliament and the 4270 European Investment Bank will attend the conference.

The preliminary programme can be found %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal here Preliminary Programme of the event false http://www.asecap.com/english/documents/PreliminaryProgrammeoftheevent.pdf false false%> and the registration form can be found %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal here Appliaction Form false http://www.asecap.com/english/documents/REGISTRATIONFORM-ASECAPHighLevelEventontheConcessionModel.doc false false%>. Deadline for registration is 13 March 2015.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Eastlink launches self-driving survey, Australia
    September 11, 2017
    Toll route operator Eastlink, with support from Australian Road Research Board, has launched the first of an annual Victorian self-driving vehicle survey for Victorian motorists’ attitudes to and perceptions of self-driving vehicles, to be completed 8 October 2017. The first major survey is aimed at motorists, irrespective of whether they use Eastlink and will be repeated annually to track changes into the future
  • Emovis to operate Ireland’s M50 toll until 2021
    October 16, 2018
    Emovis will operate the free-flow tolling on Ireland’s M50 up to March 2021 following an extension to its agreement with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). The toll services company Emovis says it has been collecting funds of over €1 billion for TII to invest back into infrastructures of Ireland following a 63% increase in traffic to 143,000 passages a day. In March, Emovis confirmed its toll interoperability cloud-based hub in Ireland cleared over 50 million transactions in 2017. The solution is
  • China Mobile to trial 5G smart expressway in Hubei province
    February 15, 2019
    Telecoms company China Mobile is working with highway operators to unveil a 5G-based smart expressway programme in China’s central Hubei province. A report by Ecns.com says the company’s Hubei subsidiary is taking steps to choose sites for 5G stations, test intelligent tolling systems and prepare for trials involving driverless cars. China Mobile’s Hubei branch is working with the group’s tech subsidiary in Shanghai and with Hubei Provincial Communications Investment to investigate how ultrafast 5G
  • 2015 Polis Conference debates urban mobility in making the city smarter
    November 20, 2015
    At the 2015 Polis conference, taking place in Brussels this week, 400 mobility professionals from across Europe and beyond have come together to debate urban and regional mobility. European Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness said at the conference's opening plenary session on "Smart Cities. What's in a name? Talented people want to work in smart sustainable cities. Polis is a crucial network in helping cities to share and to get access to know-ho