Main contractors Vegyépszer Rt. and Betonút Rt. built the 24-kilometer section for a total of HUF 52 billion. Motorway tolls are scheduled to rise 15% next year. The network now also includes the M5, leading southeast, which the state bought back from its former private owners.
A four-day motorway sticker will cost HUF 1,460 in 2005 – as against HUF 1,270 in 2004. Price of the ten-day sticker will rise HUF 300 to HUF 2,300, while the monthly pass will cost HUF 3,900. A 12-month pass will cost HUF 35,000 in 2005, up from HUF 30,500 this year.
As of next year, trucks with more than 12 tons of total weight can use daily passes, which will cost HUF 2,000, and the transport ministry expects that the move will encourage heavy vehicles to start using motorways instead of local roads that pass through small towns.