Discussions are going on to increase the speed limit of vehicles on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway . According to information received from officials, discussions are going on to increase the speed limit of heavy vehicles like trucks and buses from the current 40 kilometers per hour to 45-50 kilometers per hour on the slope of the Pune-Mumbai route, also known as Khandala Ghat.

A decision is likely to be taken on this soon. This is being done so that heavy vehicles coming down the Bhorghat section of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway can descend the slope a little faster. Currently, heavy vehicles pick up high speed on the slope. Later they have to pay a challan. To eliminate this problem, there are preparations to increase the speed limit.

Car or light vehicle will not get exemption

However, there are no plans to relax the speed limit for cars or light vehicles. The current speed limit for cars on the 10-km-long ghat section is 60 kmph, which is unlikely to change. The speed limit on other sections of the country’s first access-controlled expressway is 100 kmph for small vehicles and 80 kmph for heavy vehicles.

Fine of Rs 2000

A fine of Rs 2,000 is imposed on a vehicle for violating the speed limit for the first time. The amount increases for subsequent violations. Teams of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), highway police, state transport department and transporters conducted a joint survey of the ghat section last month to assess the ground reality.

Transporters and some officials called the existing speed limit of 40 kmph for heavy vehicles on Bhor Ghat “unscientific”, “unrealistic” and “unreasonable”. Officials found that allowing vehicles to ply at a slightly faster speed would save time, fuel, maintenance cost and help avoid “unnecessary” e-challans. According to transporters, e-challans have increased on the ghat section after the introduction of the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) on the 95-km-long route, which comprises multiple speed-monitoring cameras and other equipment.

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That is, from next month the toll rates are going to increase by 18 percent. Due to which the cost of commuting between the two cities will increase. According to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), the toll on the expressway increases by 6% every year, but is implemented simultaneously every three years. Earlier on April 1, 2020, the toll was increased. Notification regarding toll hike is issued every three years.

A senior official said that the MSRDC increases the toll on the e-way by 6 per cent every year, but it is implemented simultaneously every three years. According to calculations, the toll will be increased by 18 percent from April 1. Officials have said that the toll has been increased accordingly. According to the report, the toll tax of buses, cars and trucks has increased. Let us know which vehicle will have to pay how much tax…

Know who will have to loose their pockets

From April 1, private vehicle drivers will have to pay Rs 320 as one-way toll on the 95 km long expressway. It is currently Rs 270. Car drivers will have to pay Rs 360 (Rs 320 on the expressway and Rs 40 near Vashi) to travel from Pune to Mumbai’s Fort area. Tempo toll will increase from 420 to 495. 685 instead of 580 for the truck. The bus will now have to pay a toll of Rs 940 instead of Rs 797. Due to increase in toll tax, the fare of taxis and buses on the routes of Mumbai and Pune may also increase. There is a possibility of passing the burden of increased toll tax on the part of bus and taxi drivers.

Know the specialty of this expressway.

India’s first access controlled expressway was completed in 2002. It is a 6 lane expressway. It starts from Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai and ends at Kiwale in Pune. This expressway passes through the beautiful Sahyadri mountain range. There are many tunnels in this 95 kilometer long expressway.

Even though it has the distinction of being the country’s first expressway, it lags behind its peers in terms of speed. While the maximum permitted speed on other expressways is 180 km per hour, the maximum speed on this one is only 100 km per hour. Now the work of widening this road is going to start.

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