If Americans like to spend their holidays in Mexico, then Russians with great pleasure go to laze around the expanses of the glorious Belarus or, as the country is now officially called, the Republic of Belarus. What attracts the state next to Russia? First, of course, nature! Where else can you find such a variety of flora and fauna collected on a small piece of land, especially compared to the territory of the Russian Federation. In the reserves of this region you can meet bison, wild boars, deer, elks, beavers. Birch groves, pine forests, oak oak forests and tall endless spruce forests beckon with their incomprehensible aroma and fascinate with shady alleys, as if inviting the traveler to take a walk through the store. The unique ensemble of the country's natural heritage attracts tourists from all over the world, despite the fact that you have to pay for pleasure, and pay a lot. The toll road in Belarus was fully operational two years ago, bringing considerable income to the state treasury from this enterprise.
Clean is not where they clean
Clean where they don't litter. itThe unwritten rule worked, works and will work forever. And an example of this is Belarus, for example, the city of Minsk. This is the second of the undeniable advantages of staying here. The capital of the republic rightfully bears the title of one of the greenest cities in Europe. Residents of the metropolis and those who came from other cities of the republic, throw away garbage within the city and beyond, even cigarette butts, only in specially designated places: trash cans, ashtrays, garbage containers. Following the example of local residents, guests of the capital do the same, including Muscovites, who actively fill guest houses in Minsk not only on holidays, but also on weekdays.
By car or plane
The M1 Belarus toll road leads from Moscow to Minsk, and the average travel time by car is only seven to eight hours. Fast, convenient and comfortable. And also mobile. You can easily move around the city, and if necessary, also get out of it without any problems. Those who want even faster can book a ticket for a regular Moscow-Minsk flight, rent a car at the airport, and drive into the capital after 15 kilometers. The main thing to remember is that there is only one toll road leaving Minsk National Airport. In Belarus, as a rule, there are no alternatives. With this method of travel, tourists from outside the Customs Union will also have to pay for travel on the highway.
On the Moscow Ring Road without traffic jams
A happy dream of every Moscow motorist to ride around the Moscow Ring Road on weekdays without traffic jams, you canto be carried out here, in Minsk. It has its own MKAD: Minsk Ring Road. A low number of cars and well-organized traffic prevents the occurrence of various kinds of road difficulties. Of course, there are traffic jams here, but very, very rarely. Each information kiosk in the rest areas of drivers on the Moscow Ring Road has a map of toll roads in Belarus. It is easier for drivers of heavy vehicles to plan their route, and if necessary, immediately correct it. Foreign tourists, as well as drivers from the former Soviet republics, can pay for the fare right here, through Beltall terminals or gas station operators. Advance payment of toll roads in Belarus allows you to avoid unpleasant moments when meeting with police patrols, traffic police or at checkpoints for automatically recorded offenses. On the Moscow Ring Road without traffic jams - this is the third reason to go to the friendly Republic.
Calm, only calm
Paying on the roads of Belarus does not stop the increasing flow of tourists every year, looking for a Mecca of peace and peace of mind. Do you know that Belarusians are the most non-conflict nation on the territory of the former USSR? The calm atmosphere and safety on the streets of cities, both large and small, attracts family travelers with children for a safe holiday and pastime. According to statistics, every eight out of ten offenses in the territory of the state are committed by citizens of other countries.states or stateless persons. Punishments for such crimes are severe and are being gradually reduced.
Toll road in Belarus
The history of the development of fares in the Republic dates back to the distant times of the Soviet Union, when, in preparation for the Moscow Olympics, a magnificent highway was designed and suddenly built according to the four-lane traffic pattern that was fashionable in those years (two lanes in one direction and two - to another), with a wide security strip separating traffic flows. The main goal of such a global construction was the rapid movement of athletes from the European part of the continent directly to the Olympic Village, not far from Moscow. The toll road "M1 Belarus" was called "Olympic" a few years ago. It stretches from the border with Poland (Polish Republic) near the village of Kozlovichi (Brest) through the main cities of the country: Kobrin, Baranovichi, Minsk, Borisov, Orsha; with the former border crossing in the village of Krasnaya Gorka, where the modern highway enters the territory of the Russian Federation. Bypassing Smolensk, Yartsevo, Vyazma and Mozhaisk, the route leaves in the direction of Moscow, where it smoothly merges with Kutuzovsky Prospekt after the MKAD ring.
Together with the world
From the moment of the collapse of the USSR and until the moment of the creation of the Customs Union, the so-called environmental fee was in effect on the territory of the state. That is, in fact, already at that time there was a paid passage on the roads of Belarus, because they offered everyone who wished to pay a bribe when crossingtoll booths. In order to increase the attractiveness of the highway, the maximum allowed speed for cars on it was increased from the permitted 90 km / h to 110 km / h on the main sections of the hauls, where this was permissible from the point of view of road safety. Transit travel along the highway across the whole country involved four times the collection of road fees. For cars, in terms of Russian rubles, this amount was 22 rubles. That is 88 rubles for a one-way trip. Not so much, but everyone had to pay, except for the cars on the internal numbers, that is, the Belarusians themselves.
Beltoll
From March 1, 2013, after the creation of the Customs Union, the republic switched to a different way of collecting money from motorists. The national service "Toll roads in Belarus" has officially appeared in the country. "Beltall" - the operator of the toll road network, like most organizations in the country, is state-owned. All funds received go directly to the treasury of the republic. Fares have increased by several orders of magnitude. Now, instead of 88 rubles, the driver is forced to pay about 25-30 euros for transit travel on a toll road. But there is also good news. Not only the Belarusians themselves, but also all states that are officially members of the Customs Union are now exempted from paying for travel. And besides the Republic itself, at the moment there are only two of them: the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan.
Issue price
Not only European road travelers were under attack, but also residents of neighboring Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, with the exception of the Lugansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine. For some of them, this is quite a blow to the family budget. Many Ukrainians have relatives living in the republic, and now the number of their visits will most likely have to be reduced. Not everyone can afford to pay about 40-50 euros each time for such tolls when traveling in both directions. But drivers of heavy vehicles will have to pay even more money for toll roads in Belarus. Prices for passing one kilometer for a truck are two or even three times more (depending on the number of axles) than for car drivers.
Do they check?
They are still checking. The entire network of toll roads is covered with special DSRC (Specialized Short Distance Radio Communication) machines that remotely detect whether a particular car has paid a toll. Some frame poles (portals) are equipped with automatic fare collection stations. After passing through such portals, the transmitter installed on the glass of your car emits a sound signal. This is confirmation that the fare has been deducted from your account. Video cameras and DSRC transceiver frames very quickly identify violators of the payment regime, automatically entering the car number of the unlucky traveler into the penal database. Well, then just a matter of technology.
Who else is lucky
MapThe number of toll roads in Belarus is becoming more and more extensive every year, capturing the main arteries of the country into its radio networks and depriving motorists of the opportunity to quickly bypass toll sections on secondary roads. However, there are several other categories of vehicles that are exempt from tolls. This applies to those who travel on mopeds or motorcycles, wheeled tractors and self-propelled vehicles with local, Belarusian registration. The right to travel free of charge is also enjoyed by emergency vehicles, ambulances, humanitarian convoys, as well as vehicles used to ensure defense and law and order, as well as route vehicles carrying out urban transportation of passengers. But cars with a permissible total mass of more than 3.5 tons (in common people - trucks), even if they are registered from the countries of the Customs Union, are required to pay for travel in any case.
Where to buy and how to pay
Toll road in Belarus starts just outside the city limits of Brest. Payment is made by renting a special transmitter, while you must leave a security deposit, which is returned after the device is returned to the collection point and replenishment of the personal account, which is opened for the registration data of your car during the initial rental of the beacon transmitter.
The biggest surprise that awaits drivers who want to pay a fare is that since January 2015, allsettlements in the Republic of Belarus should be carried out only in the national currency, namely in Belarusian rubles. Payment by plastic card is also allowed, provided that the issuing bank is not among the sanctioned organizations of the United States and the European Union. If there is no card or it does not work, you have to look for the nearest bank, and they are usually located only in big cities. Such mutual responsibility pushes for non-payment of travel and the forced need to use free of charge toll roads in Belarus. Fines for such violations can reach up to several thousand euros. And this is no longer a joke.
And like in Europe
The cost of toll roads in Belarus is quite high, especially compared to other, more developed countries in Europe. The cost of using roads in Austria for ten days will cost 8.7 euros (by purchasing a vignette), in Slovenia - 15 euros per week, in Hungary - 9.4 euros per week. In Italy, France and Spain, as well as in Belarus, the use of toll roads is paid directly at the entrance to the toll section, but the cost of the service in these countries is higher. Or maybe we should take an example from the Scandinavian countries? Sweden, Denmark, Finland - there is no toll for the use of roads for cars registered in another state.
