New Delhi: The government, through its PSU, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), has invited proposals to implement barrier-free tolling system on Dwarka Expressway, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. The expressway connects Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana, covering a distance of about 28 kms. Based on the outcomes and efficacy of the implementation of barrier-free tolling system on Dwarka Expressway, it will be implemented on other fee plazas, Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said in a reply to Rajya Sabha.
"Request for Proposal (RFP) to implement barrier-free tolling system on the project Dwarka Expressway has been invited/floated, with the possibility of implementing it on other fee plazas in a phased manner depending upon the outcomes and efficacy of the implementation on Dwarka Expressway," he said.
It is expected that the cost of running physical user fee plazas could be lowered by using barrier-free user fee collection system, Gadkari said.
NHAI plans to implement the GNSS-based electronic toll collection (ETC) system within the existing FASTag ecosystem, initially using a hybrid model where both RFID-based ETC and GNSS-based ETC will operate simultaneously.
Dedicated GNSS lanes will be available at toll plazas, allowing vehicles using the GNSS-based ETC to pass through freely. As GNSS-based ETC becomes more widespread, all lanes will eventually be converted to GNSS lanes.
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