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An important and historic step has been taken towards making highway travel easier and faster in the country. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched the country’s first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system at Choryaasi (Choryasi) toll plaza located on the Surat-Bharuch NH-48 section in Gujarat. This initiative will prove to be a major change in the direction of making India’s tolling infrastructure completely digital and modern.<\/p>\n
Under this new technology, there will be no need to stop or slow down the vehicles at the toll plaza. Vehicles will be able to pay toll only while passing through the highway at normal speed (100 km per hour or more). Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras, high-speed RFID readers and updated FASTag technology have been used in the system. Cameras installed on the overhead gantry capture the vehicle number plate, read the FASTag information and the backend system automatically deducts the toll.<\/p>\n
save time at the plaza<\/h2>\n
The government believes that this system will reduce travel time, reduce traffic jams on the highway and also save fuel. Along with this, pollution caused by vehicles will also reduce and human interference in the toll process will also reduce. Engines remain running due to vehicles stopping in traditional toll plazas, which increases unnecessary fuel consumption and carbon emissions.<\/p>\n
What did Gadkari say?<\/h3>\n
The Union Minister said that this step will improve the Ease of Living for the common people and will also promote Ease of Doing Business for the business. This will also give impetus to the freight and logistics sector. He also said that under the leadership of Narendra Modi, the government is continuously working to create world-class and technology-based national highway infrastructure in the country.<\/p>\n
This new initiative is being considered an important step towards digitalizing and modernizing India’s tolling system, which will make highway travel even easier and more convenient in the future. The government aims to complete the process of making many more major toll plazas barrier-free by the end of 2026. This will not only increase passenger convenience but will also make India a great example of modern highway management globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n