Recap: the French motorways which have barrier-free tolls, or soon will
Work to remove toll barriers from A13 motorway is underway
Physical tolls are being removed from more and more French motorways
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Work to make the A13 motorway in northern France barrier-free is underway, with the project still scheduled to finish in December 2024.
The works which see the replacement of traditional tolls with technology to capture the details of vehicles, thus removing the need for them to stop at physical booths, will see the major route between Normandy and Paris the largest motorway to become barrier-free in France.
Read more: Works underway to complete Normandy motorway's barrier-free toll system
Barrier-free motorways are becoming more common in France, with motorway operators seeing them as a way to reduce both running costs and traffic congestion on major routes.
Drivers can either use electronic toll badges (télépéages), or make payments through apps and the websites of motorway operators that have barrier-free roads.
Read more: Will my toll badge work on French barrier-free motorways?
Which other motorways are barrier-free?
The A13 may be the largest motorway adopting barrier-free tolls, but it is not the only one.
Currently, these motorways in France use a barrier-free toll system:
The A14, which links the western Paris suburbs with the A13. The 21 km stretch of road went barrier-free in June 2024
The A79 between Saône-et-Loire and Allier
The A4 near Boulay
The controversial A69 motorway between Toulouse and Castres will be partially barrier-free, with 53 km of the motorway operating barrier-free tolls.
It is expected that if the changes to the A13 are successful other motorways in France may adopt a similar approach.
