Steady rise in toll revenue reflects revised fees, efficient tolling, and higher share of heavy vehicles
During the hearing, CJI Gavai had remarked, "In Delhi, you know what happens…if it rains for two hours, the entire city gets paralysed." The top court reserved the order on Monday.
“Why should a person pay Rs 150 if it takes 12 hours for him to get from one end of the road to the other end? A road which is expected to take one hour, takes 11 more hours and they have to pay a toll as well,” the CJI said.
Bangalore Elevated Tollway officials said that revised rates will come into effect following an annual adjustment based on the WPI, and will remain in effect for a year.
The rate is being hiked from April 1 for most toll plazas across the country based on the annual wholesale price index, NHAI officials have said
Traffic volumes are linked to activity in mining, manufacturing and construction, which were not encouraging in the first six months of FY2025
While NHAI's asset monetising attempts do fall short of targets, there is hope that toll collections would be robust, adding to funds
The toll has risen from one, following the explosion early on Saturday morning at a block of flats on the island off the coast of northern France.
The state-wide coronavirus death toll increased to 1,48,398 after two patients -- one each in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai -- succumbed to the respiratory illness in the last 24 hours, said a health department bulletin.
During 2018-19, the average waiting time for vehicles at toll plazas was 8 minutes. With the introduction of FASTags during 2020-21 and 2021-22, the average waiting time for vehicles has now come down to 47 seconds.
Hybrid lanes are introduced as a temporary measure, which will last for no more than 30 days to facilitate the shift to FASTags.
The projects collectively carry a base price of Rs 5,362 crore and cover a stretch of 586.55 km. The bids have to be submitted by November 5
According to the pleas, the contractor has recovered Rs 2,869 crore that it was entitled to and was now making wrongful gains by continuing to collect toll.
The EPE and other expressways shall be fitted with GPS devices to calculate the distance traveled by a vehicle. The tolling system will use FASTag to sense the movement of the vehicles which would enable automatic deduction of toll charges
An official told Moneycontrol that the charges proposed by NHAI have been sent to the union ministry of road transport and highways for final approval
The Bihar government has taken a decision to issue a fresh tender for road maintenance under "output and performance-based road assets maintenance contract (OPRMC)", under which bids would be invited for maintenance of 15,000 km of roads for seven years, he said.
All travellers on toll roads currently pay the same fee irrespective of whether their destination is a few metres after the toll booth or if they cover the whole stretch.
For hassle-free movement of cargo, the government has decided to make electronic toll tags mandatory for all vehicles contracted by the government departments.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Jayant Mhaiskar, the company‘s Vice Chairman and Managing Director, said the company had filed a claim worth Rs 42.5 crore with the National Highways Authority of India for loss of revenue.
Maharashtra government was yet to receive any proposal from toll companies seeking reimbursement of losses they had suffered due to the waiver of toll after the demonetisation, an official said today.
To ensure smooth traffic flow and reduce currency hardships, the government announced on November 24 that it has further extended the date for toll exemption on National Highways till mid-night of December 2.
No toll would be charged on National Highways till the midnight of November 18, with the government today extending the earlier deadline by four days.
The toll fees are revised annually to adjust for inflation, as determined by the movement in the WPI, which links the revenues of toll road special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to movements in the WPI.
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The revision of user fee on National Highways effected from today was done on the basis of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said.