Awarded in February, the company will deliver the satellite tolling system within the next eight months and manage technical operations for five years. 

The tolling scheme (titled e-tolling in Lithuania), which covers 2,851 km of roads, will toll all regular vehicles with a weight of more than 3.5 tons. The project value amounts to €13.4m ((c. £11.67m) excluding VAT). 

As part of the project, Kapsch TrafficCom will deliver a satellite-based solution that will toll users based on the actual distance driven on the road network, as opposed to the previously-used vignette system. 

Users will be able to pay their tolls via Google Pay, Apple Pay, credit and debit cards and fuel cards, providing them with a variety of payment options.

The system will also include the option to purchase route passes, allowing users who have to use the Lithuanian road network on short notice to also pay accurate tolls.

All data and transactions will be handled and processed in compliance with the latest security standards and data protection regulations, and all stored and processed on-premise in Lithuanian government-owned data centres, giving the authority full control over the toll information. 

The system is based on satellite technology by Kapsch TrafficCom, which matches the location data sent by smartphones with a map of the Lithuanian road network, calculates accurate road tolls, and sends them back to the Kapsch-developed app which handles the payment process.

Lithuania minister of transport and communications, Juras Taminskas, said: “The signing of this agreement marks a turning point: after five years of stagnation, the e-tolling project is finally being implemented. Lithuania becomes the first Baltic country to introduce e-tolling.

"We are applying the right principle: those who drive and pollute more contribute more to the maintenance of roads. At the same time, it is also a technological breakthrough: e-tolling will contribute to the safety and intelligence of Lithuania's roads.