Toll plazas News

Toll plazas are also one of the reasons for traffic jams because one has to stop to pay toll tax. When there is a lot of traffic, there is a jam. Now, the government has also found a solution to this problem. Soon this challenge is going to be solved.

A total of 10,60,707 electric vehicles were registered in India till last week 1,742 public charging stations (PCS) were operational in the country 816 toll plazas are operational on national highways across the country as on March 21, 2022

These guidelines have been issued by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as it seeks to minimise waiting time at toll plazas and ensure service time of not more than 10 seconds per vehicle even during peak hours. For this purpose, a yellow line at a distance of 100 meters from the toll booth will be marked in each toll lane, the NHAI said, adding that this is to inculcate a further sense of accountability in toll plaza operators. The NHAI said these guidelines are aimed at ensuring "minimal waiting time at the toll plazas".

The National Electronic Toll Collection (FASTag) programme will remove bottlenecks and ensure seamless movement of traffic and collection of user fees as per the notified rates, using passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.

In a bid to give a major fillip to digital payments and bring in enhanced transparency, the government has decided to implement National Electronic Toll Collection (FASTag) programme on pan India basis to remove bottlenecks on toll plazas and ensure seamless movement of traffic and collection of user fee as per the notified rates, using passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, according to an official statement.

Government will bring Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) mechanism at all toll plazas starting December.

After facing flak, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday decided that there will be no separate lanes for VIPs at toll plazas in the state.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's protest against the alleged Army deployment in the state, earned stinging condemnation on Friday from the Centre which said the remark showed her "political frustration".

Slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for protesting over the presence of Armymen at toll plazas, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday termed the move as a "cheap political stunt”.

With people facing difficulties due to 'bold' demonetisation move, the government has extended the use of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes till November 14, in railway ticket booking counters, ticket counters of government buses and airline ticket counters at airports.

The government has generated more than Rs 4,595 crore as revenue from 348 toll plazas across the country till November 15.

The Centre plans to implement radio tag-enabled electronic toll collection systems across all highways by March 2016 and has decided to make etolling lanes as a mandatory clause in the new highway building contracts.