The government is preparing another mechanism for collecting road fees in Albania. A few weeks ago, the Albanian Road Authority announced that starting in September 2025, a toll for vehicles will be imposed in the Llogara Tunnel.
On the other hand, the government has accelerated procedures for monitoring roads with cameras, and has also approved the decision to install 125 cameras from north to south. The aim is to fine drivers who drive too fast and cause accidents.
Both of these decisions, both the construction of the beam and the cameras, were approved by a decision of the National Council for Territory and Water, adopted in May 2025.
The above decision, dated May 28, 2025, researched by VoxNews, has approved a number of locations in dozens of municipalities for the installation of cameras. The KKTU has decided “to approve the construction permit for the 'Traffic Monitoring Center, phase II' facility, located in the municipalities of Malësi e Madhe, Shkodër, Vau i Dejës, Lezhë, Kurbin, Fier, Mallakastër, Memaliaj, Tepelenë, Gjirokastër, Dropull, Vlorë and Himarë”.
The construction permit has been conditionally approved with the developer, the Albanian Road Authority. Attached to this decision is a map of the layout of the structures, where VoxNews has learned that as many as 125 cameras will be installed on some roads.
VoxNews has learned that the road that will be monitored with cameras is Miot, Lezhë, Shkodër and ends at the Hani i Hoti customs, on the border with Montenegro. The entire segment has a length of 76 kilometers, while the same decision also includes the locations where the cameras will be located. There will be a total of 52 cameras on this axis, or 1 camera per 1 kilometer or less. In addition to traffic, the aim is to control violations or any possible accidents.
Another axis that will be controlled by cameras is the one from Levani, Fier, towards Kakavija, on the border with Greece. This axis is 110 kilometers long, while also passing through Tepelena and Gjirokastra. 54 cameras will be placed on this axis, where all the places are. The construction permit has already been approved and remains only to be implemented later.
The National Council of Territory and Water has also approved the installation of cameras from the town of Orikum to Dukat, the entrance to the tunnel. This axis is 14.7 kilometers long and 10 cameras will be installed. The Llogara tunnel to Palasa, 7.4 kilometers long, will also be monitored, with 3 cameras. The axis from Palasa to Dhërmi, 4.5 km long, will also be monitored, where a total of 6 cameras will be installed.
In the same decision, the permit for the construction of the Llogara tunnel beam was also approved. There will be 201 square meters of construction and the shelter will be a full 1605 square meters. There will be a 12-meter height of the cover, while the total area of the land will be 233 thousand m2.
The decision comes a few weeks after the Road Authority also opened a tender worth 3.1 million euros. This money will be used to install some equipment to collect the 5-euro toll that is expected to be introduced soon. The tunnel was opened before the summer of 2024, while it remained open for several months. The closure was justified by some unfinished work.
It is learned that it is about tunnel management services, as this money comes after the large tender, where the value went up to 230 million euros, including VAT. The winner of the construction procedure was a consortium of operators, led by the Turkish firm "INTEKAR YAPI..." and the Albanian "GJOKA".
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