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Two-wheelers may get toll exemption on Bengaluru’s Electronics City flyover
Two-wheelers may get toll exemption on Bengaluru’s Electronics City flyover
More than 25,000 two-wheeler commuters using Bengaluru's Electronics City elevated corridor may soon be exempt from toll payments, 16 years after the road opened. The NHAI has taken over the 10-km corridor…
More than 25,000 two-wheeler commuters using Bengaluru's Electronics City elevated corridor may soon be exempt from toll payments, 16 years after the road opened. The NHAI has taken over the 10-km corridor after the concession period ended on September 10, and is examining exempting two-wheelers under the 2008 toll policy.
Under the 2008 policy, two-wheelers are not liable to pay toll on national highway stretches. The previous concessionaire, Bangalore Elevated Tollway, collected toll under the 1997 policy. A monthly pass for two-wheelers currently costs Rs 785, a daily pass Rs 40, and a single trip Rs 25. More than 30,000 two-wheeler transactions are recorded daily.
Toll rates for cars and other vehicles are likely to be revised marginally after the policy shift. NHAI is also considering a multi-lane free flow tolling system that would allow electronic collection without conventional plazas. Any decision on removing a toll plaza will be taken by the authority.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The switch from the 1997 to the 2008 toll policy is the legal pivot here: the earlier policy treated two-wheelers as toll-paying vehicles on all national highway stretches, while the later one exempts them. The NHAI takeover after 16 years triggers that change automatically, not through a new concession negotiation. The 10-km elevated corridor, built after IT companies petitioned the state government, remains one of the few city roads where two-wheelers still pay. If the exemption goes through, the revenue loss from roughly 30,000 daily two-wheeler trips will have to be absorbed or redistributed across other vehicle classes. The multi-lane free flow system under consideration would eliminate physical toll booths entirely, cutting collection costs and congestion. The next concrete signal is the NHAI's formal rate notification, expected once the policy shift is finalised.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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