Toll collection, as part of the source for financing the maintenance and reconstruction of exist- ing and construction of new traffic infrastructure facilities, has an extremely significant place in the total costs of the mentioned processes. Therefore, it is extremely important to choose the optimal charging system and technology, which will satisfy the needs of users, as well as the needs of road managers and owners. The subject of this work are toll collection systems and technologies that are used in the world and in our country. The paper will analyze the open and closed tolling system, the zone or cordon system, the “HOV/HOT” system, and the network toll collection system, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each of them. In addition, various toll collection technologies will be explored, includ- ing traditional, manual toll collection, electronic toll collection and vignettes, with a focus on more modern toll collection models and technologies. The main goal of the research is to compare the advan- tages and disadvantages of each of the toll collection systems and technologies in order to choose the optimal model of toll collection in the Republic of Srpska, which would satisfy all ecological, economic, traffic, security and sociological aspects.
In this work, the characteristics of the traffic flow on the section of the Gradiška- Banja Luka highway, which is part of the European road route E-661, were analyzed in the period from 2019 to 2022. Data on the size of flow requests were taken from the database of the toll station “Jakupovci” on the Gradiška- Banja Luka highway. When defining the size of the flow request, the structure of the traffic flow was also taken into account, in accordance with the categories according to which the toll is collected. The period in which the analysis of flow characteristics was performed also includes the period in which the coronavirus pandemic reigned, when certain travel rules and prohibitions were in force. In accordance with that, the work will specifically analyze the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the characteristics of the traffic flow on the Gradiška- Banja Luka highway section. Given that the
„Jakupovci“ toll station is the busiest toll station on the Gradiška- Banja Luka highway, the results of the analysis can be applied to other sections of highways in the Republic of Srpska.
Toll collection, as part of the source for financing the maintenance and reconstruction of exist- ing and construction of new traffic infrastructure facilities, has an extremely significant place in the total costs of the mentioned processes. Therefore, it is extremely important to choose the optimal charging system and technology, which will satisfy the needs of users, as well as the needs of road managers and owners. The subject of this work are toll collection systems and technologies that are used in the world and in our country. The paper will analyze the open and closed tolling system, the zone or cordon system, the “HOV/HOT” system, and the network toll collection system, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each of them. In addition, various toll collection technologies will be explored, includ- ing traditional, manual toll collection, electronic toll collection and vignettes, with a focus on more modern toll collection models and technologies. The main goal of the research is to compare the advan- tages and disadvantages of each of the toll collection systems and technologies in order to choose the optimal model of toll collection in the Republic of Srpska, which would satisfy all ecological, economic, traffic, security and sociological aspects.
