Seamless travel ahead: Government to soon introduce barrier-less tolling; Details inside

A revolutionary change is on the horizon for commuters as the government readies itself to launch a barrier-less tolling system. Through ongoing trials, the aim is to eradicate wait times completely at toll booths. Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, V K Singh, shared that upon the success of these trials, swift implementation is in the cards. This development holds the potential to transform the tolling experience, offering a significant reduction in delays and an overall enhance travel convenience.

“Trials are on for a barrier-less tolling system and as soon as our trials succeed, we will roll it out,” Minister of State (MoS) for Road Transport and Highways V K Singh said on Wednesday.

“The country will also move to a system of payment on the basis of kilometres travelled,” the minister said at a press conference here.

As per him, the new system of tolling will improve efficiency and reduce travel time.

“The use of FASTags has helped reduce the waiting time at toll plazas to 47 seconds, but the government aims to reduce it further to less than 30 seconds,” he said.

The pilot is already underway at the Delhi-Meerut Expressway where some technologies — satellite-based and camera-based — are being tested.

“As you enter a highway and your vehicle registration plate is scanned by the camera and data is collated, you will be charged for the kilometres you have travelled. At present, suppose you give Rs 265, it has nothing to do with kilometres travelled. It (the payment) is based on the toll rule,” Singh said.

All such progress is happening as a result of the work done by the present government across sectors, including telecom, the minister said, adding that the telecommunications sector is interconnected with all other sectors.

Improved telecommunications networks help in maintaining the data of the toll plazas, he said.

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