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Written By Naveen - 5 November, 2010
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NHAI has already commissioned the construction of temporary toll booths at Sadarahalli Gate that leads to BIA while the permanent toll plaza will come up sometime later. Sources said the toll will be levied on the stretch between Hebbal and Devanahalli and the charges will be in line with the National Highway Fees (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.
“The rates are slated to be uniform as prescribed in the rule book for all NHAI roads across the country,” they added. A senior official pointed out that the decision to levy toll was made as early as two years ago but an integrated NHAI project between Yelahanka and Devanahalli saw it being deferred.
Sources state the toll was likely to be levied towards the end of December or the beginning of January. “However, the NHAI is likely to place an advertisement 10 days prior to embarking upon toll collection,” the sources informed.
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srinidhi - 6 November, 2010 - 00:47
I am sure NHAI has norms on which roads tolls can be collected and they restrict it to mostly to the expressways..for example the blr-tumkur stretch which is part of the golden quad..
However they too dont collect anything for the other highways..like the kanakapura road which is a NH..this is for obvious reasons since they dont get the same attention as the other tolled NH..
The decision to collect tolls from the SH is more of an effort to get more money into the empty govt coffers so that they can swindle more on other projects..
State Highways also to be tolled
Naveen - 5 November, 2010 - 13:19
Public Works Department Minister M Udasi told reporters here on Thursday that about 1,500 kms of State Highways upgraded recently under the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project-I (KSHIP-1), will be converted into toll roads from January 1, 2011. The responsibility of toll collection will be entrusted to private agencies, which will also be in-charge of the maintenance of these roads, he added.
Official sources said important routes like Srirangapattana-Bidar, Raichur-Bachi, Bijapur-Shankeshwar and Basavakalyan-Raichur will be toll roads. However, the department is still in the process of identifying State Highways where toll collection is feasible.
The proposal in this regard will soon be placed before the State cabinet which will take a final call on it.
According to sources roads where the minimum volume is more than 10,000 passenger carper unit (PCU) are being identified for toll collection. Toll plazas will be set up for every 50 kms on these stretches. A revenue sharing model between the government and private agencies will soon be worked out since private agencies choose only profit-generating roads for maintenance.
Further, the Minister said the government plans to convert all 3,400 kms of State Highway that was developed under the KSHIP-1 in the State. “About 1,500 kms will be covered under the first phase. Remaining 1,900 kms will be included in the second phase. The government is likely to get a revenue of Rs 500 crore per annum through toll on 3,400 kms,” he added.
Meanwhile, Transporters plan stir....
Naveen - 5 November, 2010 - 13:22
The single point agenda for chakka jam is to press for the implementation of 1997 toll rules and scrapping of 2008 toll policy. Close to 70 lakh trucks, all LPG-run vehicles, private buses, medium goods vehicles, tempos, bus and maxi-cab operators are expected to participate in this strike. The strike is likely to cause the Government a huge revenue loss. “We are not against the collection of toll, mugappa,President, AIMTC.
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idontspam - 5 November, 2010 - 17:20
Could this be something positive to restrain traffic ?
It should be the opposite, allow traffic on the highways and restrict in the city. Whatever!
Travel by trains rather than by roads
Naveen - 6 November, 2010 - 05:42
allow traffic on the highways and restrict in the city
I think the proportion of freight & passengers on highways is too high in India. Most of the travel /transportation must take place on eco-friendly trains. Thus, this is still welcome.
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