Adoption of motorway concession and tolling models in Eastern Europe (1990–2015)

1. Poland adopts law enabling toll motorways

   Oct 27, 1994Labels: Poland law, National Road

   • World Bank PPP
   • BGK

2. Croatia grants Istrian Y concession to BINA Istra

   Sep 21, 1995Labels: BINA Istra, Istrian Y

   • Wikipedia
   • Bouygues TP

3. Hungary opens M1–M15 under concession tolling

   Jan 1, 1996Labels: M1 M15, Hungary concession

   • TRB TRID

4. Poland grants A2 motorway concession to Autostrada Wielkopolska

   Sep 12, 1997Labels: Autostrada Wielkopolska, A2 motorway

   • EUR Lex
   • DocZZ milestones

5. Croatia creates ARZ and grants Zagreb–Rijeka management concession

   Dec 11, 1997Labels: ARZ, Zagreb Rijeka

   • Wikipedia

6. Hungary begins reversing the M1–M15 toll concession

   Jan 1, 1999Labels: M1 M15, Hungary nationalization

   • TRB TRID

7. Poland reaches A2 financial closing and begins toll operations

   Oct 30, 2000Labels: A2 concession, Poland operations

   • DocZZ milestones
   • EUR Lex

8. Romania signs Bechtel contract for Transylvania Motorway

   Dec 19, 2003Labels: Bechtel, Transylvania Motorway

   • Bechtel

9. Bulgaria awards Trakia motorway build-operate concession

   Mar 30, 2005Labels: Trakia motorway, Bulgaria concession

   • Reuters Kathimerini
   • AIP Bulgaria

10. Slovakia launches first road PPP with R1 concession financing

    Jan 27, 2009Labels: R1 expressway, Slovakia PPP

    • EBRD
    • VINCI

11. Bulgaria publishes and then exits the Trakia concession model

    Nov 5, 2009Labels: Trakia motorway, Bulgaria policy

    • MRDPW Bulgaria
    • Wikipedia

12. Romania terminates Bechtel agreement and pivots toward concessions

    Jun 2, 2013Labels: Bechtel, Romania concession

    • Radio Romania
    • Balkan Insight