Mysore/Mysuru: In the second revision since the opening of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Expressway in Feb. 2023, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced an increase in toll rates effective from Apr. 1, 2024. The charges have been adjusted by 3 to 14 per cent in accordance with the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and…
New system to provide huge relief for short distance motorists By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: Paying a hefty toll on Access-Controlled 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (Highway) may become a thing of the past with the Central Government deciding over implementing Geographical Positioning System (GPS)-based toll deduction system for the distance travelled on the Highway. The new…
Mysuru/Srirangapatna: Tourists visiting the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District will continue to be charged a toll for one more year to access the 650-metre bridge, as the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) has not yet recovered the construction costs of the bridge. The toll is applicable to all vehicles…
Mysore/Mysuru: As the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has implemented full-fledged toll collection on the Access Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, certain drivers have discovered convenient and alternative routes to evade paying the toll. It has been three months since toll collection commenced on the Expressway and three toll plazas have been established at Gananguru in…
Toll hike on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway has cascading effect Mysore/Mysuru: Motorists are expressing their dissatisfaction with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) following a significant increase in toll fees on the access-controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway. Adding to their frustration is the establishment of a second toll booth within a few months of the Expressway’s inauguration and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following a severe backlash from the general public over the decision of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to hike the toll fee on the newly opened Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway by 22 percent (on 59-km Nidaghatta-Bengaluru section), the NHAI has revoked the order in the same speed. B.T. Sridhar, Project Director of NHAI, told SOM…
Toll rates announced for different vehicle categories on Bengaluru-Nidaghatta section; National Highways Authority of India issues notification Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to begin the toll collection on the 118-km 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275) from Feb. 28, on the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch. The NHAI has issued a notification in this…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A headline in Star of Mysore two days ago, proclaimed that those of us wishing to travel between Mysuru and Bengaluru along the new highway that is now getting ready for us, should get ready to pay anywhere between Rs. 200 to Rs. 250 as travel toll between the…
Centre to implement GPS-based toll collection system New Delhi: The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has finalised a Global Positioning System (GPS)- based toll collection system to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country. Toll barriers will cease to exist in the country when this is implemented within the next two years, Road…
Mysore/Mysuru: The toll collection on Mysuru-Nanjangud and Mysuru-Kollegal Highways that was temporarily suspended after a few Toll Plaza staff from Bengaluru tested positive for COVID-19 a couple of weeks ago, has now resumed. The toll collection at Mysuru-Nanjangud Road Toll Plaza set up near K.N. Hundi Village and at Mysuru-T. Narasipur-Kollegal Road Toll Plaza set…
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