Let's take a look at NHAI's new guidelines:1) The new guidelines aim to minimise waiting time at toll plazas and ensure service time of not more than 10 seconds per vehicle even during peak hours at the toll plazas on the National Highways. 2) The new guidelines will also ensure seamless flow of traffic at the toll plazas by not allowing vehicles to queue up more than 100 metres. 4) A yellow line at a distance of 100 metres from the toll booth will be marked in each toll lane. Since NHAI has successfully transitioned to 100% cashless tolling from the middle of February 2021, the overall FASTag penetration at NHAI Toll Plazas has reached 96% and stands at 99% at many toll plazas. Keeping in view the growing Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) penetration in the country, it has been emphasized to have a new design and construct the upcoming toll plazas as per traffic projections for the next 10 years to have an efficient toll collection system.

Source: Mint May 27, 2021 02:55 UTC