The Ministry of Transport intended to put an end to 46 years of tolls on the entire AP-68 after the departure of Avasa, the concessionaire who will end management of the high-capacity route next year. Therefore, they will stop charging 38.60 euros for private cars and up to 81.45 euros that the complete journey costs today for heavy goods vehicles traveling from Zaragoza to Bilbao taking the Vasco-Aragonesa highway.
However, there are already several delegations of one of the four autonomous communities who confirmed that once the powers are acquired, from November 10, 2026, their own collection system will be put in place. This is the Basque Countrywhich does not depend on the Government to make this decision. It is for this reason that they have already started to award public contracts and are already aiming to discounts of more than 50% on tolls located in Alava.
Which autonomous communities will completely eliminate their tolls on the AP-68?
Aragón and La Rioja will likely stop charging for the use of its sections of the AP-68. Unlike the Basque Country, the powers of this high-capacity road depend on the central government of the two autonomous communities.
For its part, Navarre recently acquired the right to decide on the AP-68 after a transfer agreement was reached, placing Navarra as owner of the entire road network that crosses its territory. You will therefore have to make a decision before November 2026.
For now, the Foral Community has not commentedbut this latest move suggests that it could follow a path similar to that of the Basque Country, where it is claimed that the The cost of maintaining its sections of highway is very high.
Toll highways that still remain in Spain
Currently, there are 12 high-capacity toll roads in Spain. managed by the Ministry of Transport and Mobility. Among them are the section of the AP-6 corresponding to the Guadarrama tunnel and its connections with Segovia (AP-61) and Ávila (AP-51), as well as several sections of the AP-7, AP-9, AP-46, AP-53, AP-66 and AP-71.
To these are added 9 motorways managed by the National land transport infrastructure company (SEITT). In addition, there are 4 high-capacity roads whose administration corresponds to the Autonomous Communities. In total, all these infrastructures add more than 1,500 kilometers of toll roads in Spain.
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