In 2022, the state-owned autobahn holding company ASFINAG had a surplus of EUR 851 million. Liabilities were reduced by 293 million euros, 1.1 billion euros were invested in the high-level road network. The dividend for the state for the previous year was EUR 235 million, ASFINAG announced today. After the significant restrictions caused by the pandemic, cars made a comeback on Austria’s motorways and expressways in 2022.
Car traffic increased by more than ten percent compared to 2021, but still remained well below the mileage of the pre-crisis level. Truck traffic stagnated compared to the previous year.
Across all vehicles, there was an increase of 9.2 percent compared to 2021, which means that car traffic is primarily responsible for the growth, according to the two ASFINAG board members Josef Fiala and Hartwig Hufnagl.
Car comeback, especially on holiday routes
The higher traffic volume was also reflected in the 2022 revenues. At almost 2.4 billion euros, these are almost six percent higher than the result for 2021.
With a revenue increase of more than 30 percent on the route toll sections, the car comeback is particularly evident on the well-known holiday routes such as Brenner, Tauern and Pyhrn. ASFINAG calculated that revenue for cars as a whole increased by around 18 percent, while for trucks they increased by 1.3 percent.
