It is a good news for the travellers as they may soon will pay only for the stretch of national highways. They are not supposed to pay general toll fee. To make this possible, government is working on an intelligent transport management system, said Road Transport and Highways Secretary Yudhvir Singh Malik.
“Instead of keeping a close toll policy, let us get in place an opening tolling policy through intelligent transport management system so that you the pay the toll only for the stretch of the road that you use,” he said.
He made this statement at event organized in Delhi organized by industry chamber PHDCCI. He also said that this new policy of toll will come in a year. In fact, countries like US and Australia have started trials on the distance-based electronic tolling.
Mr Malik also said a roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry has been planned for Surat “to other side of Gujarat”, which will save about 600-700km.
Ro-Ro ferry service
Ro-Ro ferry service budgeted ₹ 615 crore was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week. This ferry connects Ghogha in Saurashtra’s Bhavnagar district with Dahej in Bharuch district across the Gulf of Khambhat. The Gulf of Khambhat is also popular as the Gulf of Cambay.
