FASTag Annual Pass Rules: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced an annual pass of Rs 3000. With this, you can pass 200 trips in a year at NH toll plazas for free.
This will benefit those who pass through NH toll, but there are many expressways and highways in the country on which you will have to pay toll as before. Let’s know which are these highways and expressways-
Many highways and expressways in the country are being built and operated by state governments or private companies under the BOT model. For example, Purvanchal Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway, and Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh are under UPEIDA. Similarly, Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway (Samriddhi Mahamarg) in Maharashtra is also operated on BOT model by MSRDC. All these projects are separate from NHAI, so the new Fastag rule will not apply to them.
Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) builds and operates most of the expressways in the state. In Uttar Pradesh: Ganga Expressway: Length: 594 km (Meerut to Prayagraj). This is a state government project, so the new Fastag rule will not apply to it. Apart from this, Purvanchal Expressway: Length: 340.8 km (Lucknow to Ghazipur), Bundelkhand Expressway: Length: 296 km (Chitrakoot to Etawah) Agra-Lucknow Expressway: Length: 302 km are included.
Maharashtra
Mumbai-Pune Expressway, also known as Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway, is operated by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). It is India’s first six-lane expressway, constructed under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model. Since it does not come under NHAI. Length 94.5 km.
Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway (Samridhi Mahamarg) Length 701 km, Mumbai-Vadodara Expressway- Length: 379 km (Maharashtra part).
Karnataka
Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) and Public Works Department (PWD) manage the major projects. Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway- Length 119 km, Shivamogga-Haveri Expressway- Length: 200 km (approx) proposed,
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC) and State Highways Department execute the major projects. Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway (TNRDC part)- Length: 262 km (Tamil Nadu part)
East Coast Road (ECR)- Length: 160 km (Chennai to Puducherry).
Gujarat
Gujarat State Road Development Corporation (GSRDC) handles several projects. Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway- Length: 93.1 km, Rajkot-Jamnagar Expressway: Length: 117 km
Other States
Andhra Pradesh: Amaravati–Anantapur Expressway (176 km, under construction).
Kerala: Kochi–Madurai Expressway (227 km, proposed).
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