Overview
- La Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona proposes a single, equitable pay‑per‑use system across Spain with revenue ring‑fenced for maintenance and digitalization.
- Traffic surged after tolls were lifted in 2021 on the AP-7, AP-2, C-32 north and C-33, with some AP-7 stretches up 37% in light vehicles and 55% in heavy trucks.
- Sector data cited by the chamber link the traffic growth to more congestion, higher accident rates and accelerated wear on key corridors.
- The road conservation funding gap has widened from €9.453 billion in 2022 to €13.491 billion, while roughly €2 billion in annual maintenance spending remains insufficient and over half of state and Catalan roads show serious deterioration.
- No national policy shift has been announced, and a previous Generalitat vignette proposal did not advance due to central government reservations.