New Delhi : Road traffic and tolls are always hot topics. The equation of toll and dispute had also settled well in the interim. Now the Union Minister on the issue of toll Nitin GadkariHe said that he is coming up with a new plan. In this new system, vehicles will no longer need to stop at toll booths.
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that toll plazas across the country may be abolished by the end of 2026. They will be replaced by a new system, in which vehicles will be able to travel without stopping and will be charged a toll based on the distance covered. He gave this information in a program. He said the new system will be based on number plate recognition technology and FASTag. Under this, vehicles will not have to stop at toll booths. The system has already been implemented at 85 toll booths and plans to roll it out across the country by the end of this year.
The cost of toll will be saved
Nitin Gadkari said the new system will be based on number plate recognition technology and FASTag. This new system will significantly reduce travel costs. The current toll of Rs 125-150 may be reduced to around Rs 15. He also mentioned the Rs 3000 pass, which would enable travel through 200 toll booths. Work is progressing rapidly on several highway corridors including Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Dehradun, Amritsar, Katra and Srinagar.
Highway network will expand in Maharashtra
Nitin Gadkari reviewed the proposed new ‘High-Speed Corridors’ (Atijalad Margika), ‘High-Density Corridors’ (Ati-Vahtuk Ghanta Margika) and other important national highway projects in Maharashtra. According to an official statement, during the review meeting held in the national capital, the Union Minister discussed several important projects related to highway development. These include six-layering of the Nagpur-Bhandara phase, four-layering of the Taloda-Berhanpur phase, Durg-Gadchiroli-Mancherial corridor, Gadchiroli-Kanker (Raipur-Visakhapatnam) corridor, Gwalior-Nagpur corridor and Nagpur-Hyderabad corridor.
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