Austria to lead ASECAP for next two years

Klaus Schierhackl has been appointed as the new president of ASECAP, the European Association of tolled road infrastructure operators. The election of the new president took place yesterday at the 39th ASECAP Study and Information Days, the annual congress of the tolled motorways operators.
May 16, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Klaus Schierhackl has been appointed as the new president of 486 ASECAP, the European Association of tolled road infrastructure operators. The election of the new president took place yesterday at the 39th ASECAP Study and Information Days, the annual congress of the tolled motorways operators.

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