Fee at 25 toll plazas to be hiked from September 1

Fee at 25 toll plazas to be hiked from September 1




INBRIEF

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will revise the fee at 25 toll plazas in Tamil Nadu from September 1. The hike will range from 5% to 7%, sources said. An NHAI official said that the utilisation fee for the highways was collected at 67 toll plazas, and a revision was done for 36 toll plazas from June 1. Normally, the toll fee is revised in two tranches in April and September every year. However, in view of the Lok Sabha election, the first tranche of the revision was done in June. Now, it has been proposed to revise the fee at 25 toll plazas in areas covering Sriperumbudur, Wallajabad, Villupuram, Vikravandi, Ullundurpet, Tiruchi, Madurai, and Samayapuram. The hike will be in the range of ₹5 to ₹150 for various vehicle categories.