On 1 January 2016, Congestion Taxes in Stockholm Will Be Raised And

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r F E4 Naturhistoriska B a Lidingöbron riksmuseet ro tan 277 n sga R Fiskartorpet rg sv Gustafsborgsvägen e k å b er äg Brunnsviken l Bo asv en a G R Ropsten m å Changes in Stockholm’s congestion tax b Norra d j s Djurgårdsstaden u v r ä s 50 m g N s Kräftriket ti Uppsalavägen n F g ge is e Björn äsvä ka n n rto rp HJORTHAGEN Hagaparken sv On 1 January 2016, congestion taxes will be increased in theAlbano ä g Uggleviken e n Roslagsvägen inner-city parts of Stockholm,Solna kyrkvägand congestion tax willBellevue be charged Lill-Jansskogen Traﬁkplats Karolinska Värtan on Essingeleden. This is being done Universitets-not only to improve accessibility E20 Värtan Solnavägen Norrtull S sjukhuset t Roslagstull o rä Valhallavägen n Värtahamnen and the environment, but also to help develop the infrastructure. gs vä g e n Nya Tegeluddsvägen E4 277 Karolinska Tallinn Solna E20 277 Gärdet Östra The County of Stockholm isTomteboda growing at a rate ofKarolinska 35 000 – traffic jams in peak periods and to create reasonable traffic station Lidingövägen TomtebodavägenInstitutet Hagastaden VASASTADEN 40 000 inhabitants per year. In order for the region to be volumes.Norra With Stationsgatan shorter traffic jams on Essingeleden, the able to function for a growing population, billions are being surrounding roads will also have shorter tailbacks. Tekniska Torsgatan Högskolan invested in new infrastructure. The investments include The control points on Essingeleden will be located at the Helsingborg, Gärdet the extension of the Stockholm Underground,Göteborg the City Kristineberg Interchange and at the access and exit ramps Stadion Line, Norra Länken, the Stockholm Outer Bypass and for Tranebergsbron at the FredhällOdenplan Interchange. KARLBERG S:t Eriksplan Hjorthagens the Mälaren Line. skola HJORTHAGEN Kolargatan

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ö Control point g Congestion tax to be introduced on Essingeleden n E 4 i Essingeleden d i The trafficKristineberg on Essingeleden is mostly local.KUNGSHOLMEN The road already E 20 Control point L carries an average of some 130 000 vehicles per day. At Essingeleden TRAFIKPLATS VÄRTAN 50 m times there275 is considerable congestion and traffic jams, which Drottningholmsvägen FREDHÄLL also lead to traffic jams in the surrounding road network. INTERCHANGE The Stockholm region is undergoingThorildsplan rapid expansion, 275 Kungliga Tennishallen and accessibility is diminishing on Essingeleden. Not until

the 2020s can a decrease be expected, when the Stockholm Värta- hamnen Outer Bypass is openedE4 to traffic Förvaltningsrätten Marieberg Congestion tax is beingE20 introduced in order to reduce The map shows the control points on and at Essingeleden. Tegeluddsvägen Södra Hamnvägen 277 50 m E20

CongestionLILLA tax ESSINGEN amounts for Essingeleden Congestion tax amounts for the Inner City TT Nyhetsbyrån from and including 1 January 2016. from and including 1 January 2016. Period Tax amount Period Tax amount 6.30 – 6.59 SEK 15 6.30 – 6.59 SEK 15 7.00 – 7.29 SEK 22 7.00 – 7.29 SEK 25 7.30 – 8.29 SEK 30 7.30 – 8.29 SEK 35 8.30 – 8.59 SEK 22 8.30 – 8.59 SEK 25 9.00 – 9.29 SEK 15 9.00 – 9.29 SEK 15 9.30 – 14.59 SEK 11 9.30 – 14.59 SEK 11 15.00 – 15.29 SEK 15 15.00 – 15.29 SEK 15 15.30 – 15.59 SEK 22 15.30 – 15.59 SEK 25 16.00 – 17.29 SEK 30 16.00 – 17.29 SEK 35 17.30 – 17.59 SEK 22 17.30 – 17.59 SEK 25 18.00 – 18.29 SEK 15 18.00 – 18.29 SEK 15

The max. tax is SEK 105 per day and vehicle summarized for Essingeleden and the Inner City. E 18 Valid from and including 2016-01-01 E 4 Sundsvall Norrtälje E 18 Oslo 0 0,5 1 km

Not levied on roads marked Brunnsviken Control point with a green line. 21 Congestion tax zone

Congestion Tax Essingeleden 22 Levied for journeys made on Essingeleden but not for jour- 23 277 Lidingö neys into or out from the Inner City at Control Points 8 and 9. 26 E 4 Norra länken E 20 277 Solna

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The map shows where the limits are for the congestion tax zones. The red dots indicate where the control points are located.

Increased congestion tax in Stockholm’s Inner City Control points The congestion tax will be increased in Stockholm from 1. Danvikstull 11. Klarastrandsleden and including the end of the year. The highest increase 2. Skansbron 12. Tomtebodavägen will be in rush-hour traffic. The purpose is to steer the 3. Skanstullsbron 13. Solnabron 4. Johanneshovsbron 14. Norrtull interchange traffic towards other times of the day and public transport, 5. Liljeholmsbron 21. Ekhagen interchange and in this way reduce congestion in the Inner City area. 6. Stora Essingen 22. Frescati interchange 7. Lilla Essingen 23. Universitetet interchange Maximum amount raised 8. Fredhäll interchange 24. Roslagstull interchange At the same time as the congestion tax is raised, 9. Kristineberg interchange 25. Värtan interchange an increase will be made in the maximum amount 10. Ekelundsbron 26. Ropsten interchange levied. You will never have to pay more than SEK 105 per day and vehicle. On 1 January 2016, congestion taxes in Stockholm will be raised and tax will be levied on Essingeleden. This is being done not only to improve accessibility and the environment, but also to help develop the infrastructure.

Did you know that…

… raising congestion tax will help to finance … Essingeleden was constructed in the 1960s for the extension of the Underground. The existing traffic volumes of 80 000 – 110 000 vehicles per congestion tax is helping to finance construction day. Today it carries an average of 130 000 vehicles, of the Stockholm Outer Bypass. with peak levels of 170 000 vehicles per day.

… the change in congestion tax rates is judged to ... The Swedish Transport Administration is respon- reduce the traffic on Essingeleden by some 10 per cent sible for the localisation, operation and maintenance in peak hours. Accessibility on the surrounding roads of the control points. will also be improved.

... The Swedish Transport Agency decides on … a majority off the traffic on Essingeleden is local congestion tax. The Agency also maintains contact – defined as traffic that has its starting-point or with the general public through its website and destination within Stockholm, Solna or Sundbyberg. customer service.

... 24 per cent of all private journeys and 15 per cent ... The scope and design of congestion tax are of all business-related/commercial transport on regulated by law and decided by the Swedish Essingeleden starts or ends in the Inner City area. Parliament.

For further information: www.transportstyrelsen.se/trangselskatt