Toll collection on Vengalam-Ramanattukara stretch of NH likely to begin soon at Pantheerankavu

Toll postulation connected the Vengalam-Ramanattukara agelong of the National Highway-66 successful Kozhikode territory would statesman soon pursuing the contented of the authoritative notification by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The operators person completed the bid of their proceedings runs arsenic portion of the preparations successful spot to run the toll booths astatine Pantheerankavu.

Officials said physics payments utilizing FASTag would beryllium encouraged astatine the toll plaza with abstracted gates for dense vehicles, airy centrifugal vehicles and goods carriers. They said the toll postulation would statesman soon aft the work of the notified rates successful the media.

As per the precocious declared tariff structure, motorists without FASTag would person to remit a surcharge of 25% erstwhile paying via UPI, portion those utilizing currency outgo enactment would beryllium charged treble the applicable toll charges. Local residents surviving wrong a 20-km radius would beryllium capable to usage peculiar passes priced astatine ₹340 for airy centrifugal vehicles with unlimited crossing options during the validity period.  

For different motorists, options for yearly FASTag priced astatine ₹3,000 with support for 200 crossings crossed the state would besides beryllium made available. Partial toll magnitude would beryllium collected from motorists connected their instrumentality travel done the toll gates wrong 24 hours. All commercialized conveyance owners who person registered their vehicles successful Kozhikode territory would beryllium eligible for a 50% concession successful the rates. However, nationalist licence vehicles would not beryllium eligible for the aforesaid concession.

Soon aft the announcement of the tariff list, a conception of conveyance operators and section residents expressed interest implicit the determination to enforce “hefty toll” up of the full completion of the NH widening project. They besides claimed that the earlier promises to facilitate a sizeable simplification successful tariffs for section residents were violated.

The six-laning works connected the Vengalam-Ramanattukara agelong of the Kozhikode bypass were completed past twelvemonth covering astir 28 kilometres. According to officials, the full disbursal for the operation was implicit ₹1,900 crore, which besides included the operation outgo of a fewer span projects, flyovers and attack roads.