Company type | Municipal owned |
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Industry | Toll roads in Norway |
Founded | 2016 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Agder, Rogaland and Vestland |
NOK 72 955' kr (2017) | |
Owner | Agder, Rogaland and Vestland |
Number of employees | 72 |
Website | ferde.no |
Ferde AS is a Norwegian toll company owned by Agder, Rogaland and Vestland counties. [1] The company was created on 5 October 2016 is headquartered in Bergen. [2] The company was called Sørvest Bomvegselskap AS until 1 January 2018. [3] All toll roads in Norway have a toll road operator responsible for the financing of the road project. The right to demand payment of toll charges is granted when a toll charge agreement is entered into with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. [4]
Ferde AS is one of the regional toll companies created following the Government's decision to merge the toll companies into five regional companies. The Government signed a new toll charge agreement with the company on 24 November 2017. [5] The reform was proposed by Prime minister Solberg's cabinet and has four parts – a reduction of toll road operators, separation of the toll service provision for tolls and ferry tickets from the toll road companies, an interest compensation scheme for toll road loans, and a simplification of the price and discount schemes. [6]
22 existing companies and projects are being transferred to the regional company. Furthermore, all new toll projects in the region will be conducted under Ferde in the future. [1]
All of Ferdes' toll stations uses the Norwegian electronic toll collection system AutoPASS. A valid AutoPASS or EasyGo transponder (such as BroBizz) are valid in Norwegian toll stations through the EasyGo partnership. [7]
Company type | Municipal owned |
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Industry | Toll roads in Norway |
Founded | 2016 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Agder, Rogaland and Vestland |
NOK 72 955' kr (2017) | |
Owner | Agder, Rogaland and Vestland |
Number of employees | 72 |
Website | ferde.no |
Ferde AS is a Norwegian toll company owned by Agder, Rogaland and Vestland counties. [1] The company was created on 5 October 2016 is headquartered in Bergen. [2] The company was called Sørvest Bomvegselskap AS until 1 January 2018. [3] All toll roads in Norway have a toll road operator responsible for the financing of the road project. The right to demand payment of toll charges is granted when a toll charge agreement is entered into with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. [4]
Ferde AS is one of the regional toll companies created following the Government's decision to merge the toll companies into five regional companies. The Government signed a new toll charge agreement with the company on 24 November 2017. [5] The reform was proposed by Prime minister Solberg's cabinet and has four parts – a reduction of toll road operators, separation of the toll service provision for tolls and ferry tickets from the toll road companies, an interest compensation scheme for toll road loans, and a simplification of the price and discount schemes. [6]
22 existing companies and projects are being transferred to the regional company. Furthermore, all new toll projects in the region will be conducted under Ferde in the future. [1]
All of Ferdes' toll stations uses the Norwegian electronic toll collection system AutoPASS. A valid AutoPASS or EasyGo transponder (such as BroBizz) are valid in Norwegian toll stations through the EasyGo partnership. [7]