NEW DELHI: The government has set the goal to have “barrier-free” tolling on nationwide highways (NHs) which are of 4 lanes or extra and all high-speed corridors within the subsequent 5 years, the Financial Survey mentioned. This can guarantee seamless journey throughout main highways as commuters gained’t need to cease or decelerate for deduction of consumer 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 pace corridors. As per the proposal of the street transport and highways ministry, the Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has set the goal to start out barrier-free tolling throughout 10,000 km throughout 2025-26.Sources mentioned the barrier-free tolling contains totally 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 circulation (MLFF) system, to call just a few.The ANPR based mostly 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 evaluate 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 subject gear and sensors mounted on gantries, which seize info from passing automobiles. This knowledge is transmitted to the digital toll cost system for deduction of consumer payment from FASTag.
