This week tolls have increased on ten routes around the country.
Most of the car tolls have risen by 20 cent, including on the M1, M7, M8, N6, N25 in Waterford and N18 Limerick Tunnel, meaning the toll for cars now stands at €2.30.
Meanwhile, charges for heavy good vehicles have increased by 30 to 50 cent per trip.
On the M3, it has increased by 10 cent to €1.70, and on the M4 it has increased by 20 cent to €3.40.
At peak times, Dublin Tunnel tolls are up by €2 – a move which Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) says seeks to maintain “capacity for heavy goods vehicles accessing Dublin Port.”
TII said it had based the increase on the annual rate of inflation at the end of August (6.3%).
On the M50, toll prices have increased by anywhere from 20 to 40 cent, depending on the kind of vehicle and other variables.
The increase, which came into effect on Monday January 1st, is the second toll increase in less than a year, with charges increasing last July on much of the national road network.
“In 2023, the expected tolling income of approximately €208 million will make up about 45% of the overall Protection & Renewal budget for the national roads programme,2 TII said in a statement.
“The €208 million tolling income contributes to fund M50 Motorway Operations & Maintenance, Motorway Maintenance and Renewal Contracts, Tolling Operations, Tunnel Operations, Tunnel Renewal, various asset management and maintenance schemes; and various road safety and improvement schemes.
“TII will use the expected increase in income in 2024 to continue to fund the Protection and Renewal activities where significant increases in costs are being experienced due to inflation. This is important as the Exchequer funding for this budget area will not increase to keep pace with inflation.”