NEW DELHI: The government has set the goal to have “barrier-free” tolling on nationwide highways (NHs) which might be of 4 lanes or extra and all high-speed corridors within the subsequent 5 years, the Financial Survey mentioned. It will guarantee seamless journey throughout main highways as commuters gained’t need to cease or decelerate for deduction of person payment.
At current, round 46,000 km out of the full 1.46 lakh km NH community are four-lane or extra. Round 2,500 km of highways are excessive velocity corridors. As per the proposal of the highway transport and highways ministry, the Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has set the goal to begin barrier-free tolling throughout 10,000 km throughout 2025-26.
Sources mentioned the barrier-free tolling contains completely different applied sciences like the usage of automated quantity plate readers (ANPRs) and excessive decision cameras put in at entry and exit factors, satellite-based tolling or GNSS and multi-lane free move (MLFF) system, to call a number of.
The ANPR primarily based tolling has been piloted on Delhi–Meerut Expressway and on Panipat-Ambala freeway stretch. The NHAI has invited bids for MLFF system of seamless tolling at 5 toll plazas on Dwarka Expressway and UER-II in Delhi, Chorayasi in Gujarat, Gharaunda in Haryana and Neemili in Tamil Nadu. The bid preparation is underway for Ahmedabad-Dholera and Delhi-Dehradun Expressways.
Sources mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whereas chairing a evaluation assembly, had directed highways ministry to make journey seamless throughout the NH corridors.
In MLFF tolling, there isn’t any bodily plaza. The tolling system consists of discipline gear and sensors mounted on gantries, which seize info from passing automobiles. This knowledge is transmitted to the digital toll fee system for deduction of person payment from FASTag.
