Organiser: IRF Global
Road infrastructure depends on stable, predictable funding, however the revenue models most countries rely on are under growing structural pressure. As vehicle fleets electrify and fuel efficiency improves, fuel-tax revenues are declining, widening an already significant infrastructure funding gap with direct consequences for network resilience, safety, and investment capacity. This session examines distance-based road charging as a practical response, drawing on lessons from pilots and emerging implementation experience to explore how governments can design funding systems that are financially robust, publicly credible, and fit for a changing mobility landscape.
• What can early implementation experience teach us about public acceptance and system design?
• How can distance-based charging policy change outcomes beyond funding?
• How can digitally enabled road charging support broader infrastructure management, linking pricing, data, and investment planning?
• What governance frameworks are needed to ensure transparent, equitable, and resilient road funding in the long term?
SPEAKERS
Elisabeth Windisch, Co-Head of the ITF Research Centre
Alberto Lodieu, Partner, Ptolemus Consulting
Nina Elter, Senior Advisor, IRF Global
Emanuela Stocchi, President, PIARC
