# Telangana blocks ORR toll hike for second year over safety 2026-08-08T03:16:16+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy this week expressed dissatisfaction with the Outer Ring Road's upkeep and directed officials to improve maintenance, widening a standoff with operator IRB Golconda Expressway Private Ltd. The state has refused all toll hike requests for two years, even as daily traffic on the 158-km expressway rose from 1.9 lakh vehicles in August 2023 to 2.5 lakh now. IRB Golconda, which earns an estimated Rs 700 crore to Rs 720 crore annually from tolls, had sought annual revisions of 3-5% linked to the Wholesale Price Index. Heavy vehicles contribute 45% of revenue. The company faces a growing debt burden and fears future competition from the proposed Regional Ring Road and other national corridors. Road safety remains the sharpest point of conflict: the state says IRB has not done enough to curb accidents, while IRB says it lacks authority to penalise illegal parking and blames weak enforcement by police and the Road Transport Authority. Sanitation disputes also persist. The state has set up a multi-department committee to recommend safety measures. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - siasat.com Tags: Hyderabad, IRB Golconda, Outer Ring Road, road safety, Telangana, toll hike Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-govt-blocks-orr-toll-hike-for-two-years-cites-safety/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-govt-blocks-orr-toll-hike-for-two-years-cites-safety/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.