Unlike FASTag, multi-lane free flow tolling operates without barriers

25 Nov 2024 CW Team

Marking a paradigm shift in the tolling system in India, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited bids to select an acquirer bank for the country’s first multi-lane free flow (MLFF) toll collection on the recently opened Dwarka Expressway. Muraleemohan, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Maple Highways, in conversation with R SRINIVASAN, elaborates upon the benefits of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-based tolling system in making travel hassle-free and improving upon the FASTag setup. Excerpts:

‘The time to be in India is now’. How does this catchphrase dovetail with the growing international interest in Indian road assets?
Road construction in India in the past five-plus years has seen an unprecedented pace. Many projects are getting completed and coming to market, whether they are engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), hybrid annuity model (HAM), expressways or toll operate transfer (ToT)...

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