September the 11th, 2025 – In true Croatian form, questions about whether or not the new road toll system will end up being delayed are circulating. Here’s what Croatian Motorways (HAC) have to say in response.
Poslovni reports that the company doesn’t deny that this is a complex process which, among other things, also includes appeal deadlines in tenders. In more recent days, several pieces of information have been circulating in the media according to which the project of introducing a new toll collection system in Croatia will be delayed.
At the end of July, the State Commission for the Control of Public Procurement Procedures (DKOM) annulled the decision of Croatian Motorways (HAC) on the selection of the contractor for the sales web portal, mobile application and integration data hubs, which form the most important user part of the system. As a result of that Croatian Motorways was approached with a query about what is happening with the deadlines and whether they are in any way at risk.
“Regarding the media reports, we wish to emphasise that the deadline for putting the new Crolibertas toll collection system into operation is determined by the Law on Toll Collection and that all activities are being carried out according to that deadline,” Croatian Motorways then revealed.
The company does not deny that this is a complex process which, among other things, also includes appeal deadlines in tenders. “The establishment of a single electronic toll collection system Crolibertas along all motorways in Croatia, including concession motorways, is an implementation-complex project because it is multidisciplinary and requires the integration of several different and independent segments (e.g. technological, legal and operational).
All implementation activities must be consistently and systematically connected and coordinated, all so that when the system is put into operation it is accessible to users and simple to use,” they’re stated from Croatian Motorways. The cost of the entire project is estimated to stand at a whopping 160 million euros.
