Monthly Toll Pass: Let us tell you that adopting transparency and convenient method in toll collection through monthly and annual passes will not only save time but passengers will also be able to save fuel.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced that the government is considering introducing monthly and annual passes in place of toll collection for private vehicles on national highways. This move will not cause any loss to the government, as currently the share of private vehicles in the total toll collection is only 26%, while 74% of the revenue comes from commercial vehicles.
Relief for the general public
With the system of monthly and annual passes, private vehicles will not need to stop repeatedly at the toll booth, which will save both time and money. This step can prove to be a relief for the general public, making the process of toll payment easy and convenient.
Toll booths will be set up outside villages
Nitin Gadkari said that under this new proposal, toll booths will now be set up outside the villages so that the villagers do not face any kind of trouble. Along with this, government officials have also proposed a new system based on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for toll collection, which will make the toll collection process more transparent and smooth.
Further, the Union Minister said that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to implement a seamless Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) based toll collection system as an additional facility along with Fastag on national highways initially. He said, “The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) based toll collection system will be better than the current toll collection system.”
In July last year, Nitin Gadkari had said that a pilot study has been conducted on the Bengaluru-Mysuru section of National Highway (NH)-275 in Karnataka and Panipat-Hisar section of NH-709 in Haryana regarding the GNSS based user fee collection system. The move is aimed at reducing traffic congestion and charging based on the exact distance traveled on highways.
Average waiting time for vehicles at toll plazas reduced to 47 seconds
The average waiting time for vehicles at toll plazas during FY 2018-19 was eight minutes. With the introduction of FASTag during FY 2020-21 and 2021-22, the average waiting time of vehicles has come down to 47 seconds. However, there may still be slight delays at some places, especially at toll plazas located near busy cities, but in general the smoothness of traffic has improved significantly.
Let us tell you that adopting a transparent and convenient method in toll collection through monthly and annual passes will not only save time, but passengers will also be able to save fuel. With the implementation of this new system, it is expected that the inconveniences faced during road travel will be reduced.
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