The tollbooths are going into history, the new toll collection system at the end of summer 2026

In the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, a contract was signed today for the development of a new toll collection system worth 80 million euros, which will be financed with funds from the NPOO. It will offer users the possibility to pay with the help of an ENC device or automatically read the registration through a camera, and it should be in operation after the summer of 2026.

The contract was signed by the President of the Croatian Motorways Management Board, Boris Huzjan, the Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butković, and representatives of the bidder community of the Slovakian company Sky Toll and the Czech company TollNet.
The new toll collection will cover the entire network of motorways in Croatia, the largest part under the management of Croatian Motorways, but also the concessionaires of Bina-Istra and Autocesta Zagreb - Macelj, which will implement a single tolling system throughout Croatia.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković pointed out that no increase in the price of tolls is foreseen, and that they will not be introduced on parts of the highways where they are not charged even now.
He emphasized that the Croatian Parliament will pass the Law on the collection of road tolls.
The new system implies an immeasurably faster flow of vehicles
Hrvoje Dorčić from HAC said that the existing toll collection system - stop and go - has existed since 2006. The new system, he stated, implies an immeasurably faster flow of vehicles.
After the new system is implemented, it will be possible to enter the highways in two ways: using the ENC device as before, or by registering the vehicle through ALPR, automatic reading of license plates using cameras.
The new system is expected to allow the free flow of vehicles in multiple lanes.
208 toll points will be responsible for control, which will be located at highway junctions.
"These are portals that will be equipped with cameras and antennas that will enable toll collection and control," said Dorčić.
It is planned to purchase and equip 74 mobile units, which will also be used to collect tolls, and will have cameras and lasers, among other things.
The plan also includes 140 tracks for quick vehicle registration, for users who are not registered in one of the possible ways provided.
Regardless of which toll payment method users choose, there will be free flow on the highways without stopping.
ENC mandatory for heavy vehicles
The novelty is that for heavy vehicles of the third and fourth category, an ENC device will be mandatory, which will have to be attached to the windshield at all times, while users of light vehicles will be able to choose one of two options to pay for the highway.
The accuracy of traffic counting and detection of violators is estimated at 99.9 percent.
As for light vehicles of the first and second categories, among which are passenger cars, drivers can be users of ENC devices that will also have to be connected to the vehicle's license plate, and their ENC device will also have to be attached to the windshield all the time driving on the highway.
It will also be possible to pay the toll by automatically reading the license plate number using a camera.
Those who decide to collect the toll by reading the license plate will have to register through the web portal, or mobile application in the sales offices of HAC or through sales partners (numerous gas stations and technical inspection stations).
In addition, at each entrance to the highway there will be at least one lane for rapid vehicle registration where the user can register in a simple way - the camera will read his license plate, the driver will confirm that the reading is correct, he will touch the credit card and the system will print a confirmation that it is registered in the system. At the end, they will pay the toll according to the kilometers traveled.
New billing system in two years
The President of the SkyToll Management Board, Matej Okali, said that his company has experience in creating such systems, and that they have good references in the markets. He is sure that the project will come to life within the stipulated time.
President of the HAC Management Board Boris Huzjan stated that the new toll collection system will be implemented in two years. The project documentation should be ready in four to five months, and in parallel with that, Huzjan stated, work on the field is also underway.
At the beginning of the introduction of the new system, the toll booths will also be moved. Some of the people who work in them now will be retrained for new jobs, and some, Huzjan said, will leave naturally.
Testing of the system will last four months when the new and current system will work simultaneously.