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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has commenced commercialized cognition of Nathampatti toll plaza connected Vadugapatti-Therkku Venganallur agelong of four-lane road by collecting idiosyncratic interest from the vehicles connected Monday.
Though the four-lane road task was completed astatine a outgo of ₹1,318 crore successful March, the NHAI could not commencement the toll postulation connected the 35.6-km agelong arsenic the Model Code of Conduct for Tamil Nadu Assembly predetermination came into force.
The enactment connected this agelong betwixt Vadugapatti successful Madurai territory and Therkku Venganallur successful Virudhunagar territory began successful April 2023. It was portion of the Tirumangalam-Kollam four-lane road project. However, the enactment connected the different agelong of the road betwixt Tirumangalam and Vadugapatti was yet to beryllium completed.
The toll plaza has 4 toll gates connected each absorption with the utmost near lane reserved for exigency vehicles specified arsenic ambulances and occurrence engines.
“We are charging lone for the completed 50% of the road agelong betwixt Tirumangalam and Therkku Venganallur,” said NHAI Project Director (Nagercoil) Sachin Kumar.
This agelong of the roadworthy has a bypass for Srivilliputtur and Rajapalayam towns.
The salient diagnostic of the task is that the full agelong of 35.6 km has seamless median preventing vehicles from straying from 1 broadside of the roadworthy to the different side.
In bid to marque the roadworthy safe, the NHAI has provided 20 underpasses and flyovers done which the vehicles could alteration to other lane.
The toll plaza astatine Nathampatti has Nest Mini that provides cleanable restrooms, drinking water, and packaged food.
Besides, this agelong has crane, way patrol vehicles, and motortruck parking bays. Similarly, the agelong has been covered with PTZ cameras for effectual monitoring of the postulation done Advanced Traffic Management System.
Local non-commercial vehicles tin get a monthly walk for ₹350. Annual walk of ₹3,075 is valid successful the toll plaza.
With section vehicles, mostly two-wheelers, violating lane subject starring to roadworthy accidents, the NHAI has been creating consciousness astir its information among the radical successful section villages, Mr. Sachin Kumar said.
