NHAI may discontinue fixed toll at Delhi-Gurugram Expressway

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) may abolish the fixed toll system on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and replace it with a new system, reported Hindustan Times. Instead of paying a fixed fare at toll booths irrespective of the distance travelled, the new system will automatically deduct fares based on kilometres travelled using the expressway.

The fare will be automatically collected through the use of automatic number plate reading cameras (ANPR). The ANPRs will be located along all on-ramps and off-ramps on the 29-km long expressway. The ANPR cameras will be connected to the FASTag system and will digitally deduct the toll from the registered wallet of a vehicle number. The use of ANPR cameras to make the toll payment process quicker was announced by Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari last year.