The government on Friday announced a two major reforms in the road sector– modernising 350 toll plazas across the country with electronics facility and making highways with less than Rs 50 crore investment toll-free– that are expected to save Rs 60,000 crore in fuel bills.
Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said 350 toll plazas across the country will adopt electronic toll collection method from 31 December this year. He said the government has also decided to make highways wherein less than Rs 50 crore investments have been made toll-free. ‘We have decided to cancel toll on projects where investments of less than Rs 50 crore have been made, we have cancelled 27 tolls and in the next one year we will cancel another 45 tolls, we want them to be toll-free,’ Gadkari told reporters.
Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said 350 toll plazas across the country will adopt electronic toll collection method from 31 December this year. He said the government has also decided to make highways wherein less than Rs 50 crore investments have been made toll-free. ‘We have decided to cancel toll on projects where investments of less than Rs 50 crore have been made, we have cancelled 27 tolls and in the next one year we will cancel another 45 tolls, we want them to be toll-free,’ Gadkari told reporters.