The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has actually raised the toll prices by 4-5 percent with impact from April 1, the authorities stated on Wednesday.
The rate walking belongs to NHAI’s yearly modification, they stated.
Meanwhile, the vehicle drivers utilizing the Samruddhi Highway will certainly likewise need to fork over money, as the toll prices have actually been raised on the expressway from April 1.
According to an MSRDC authorities, “From April 1, Light Motor Vehicles, including jeeps, mini vans, and cars, are paying Rs 2.06 per km, up from the earlier rate of Rs 1.73 per km (December 2022 to March 31, 2025). For light commercial vehicles, the per km toll rate will be Rs 3.32, compared to the earlier Rs 2.79 per km. For buses and trucks, the per km rates will rise to Rs 6.97, up from the earlier rate of Rs 5.85 per km.” The toll fees for three-axle cars will certainly be Rs 7.6 per kilometres, and Rs 13.3 per kilometres for six-axle cars.
Samruddhi Highway stretch elevates top quality worries
Meanwhile, while vehicle drivers excitedly wait for the opening of the last stretch of the Samruddhi Highway from Igatpuri to Mumbai, worries have actually arised over the top quality of building. The cement concrete (CC) roadway surface area in between Amane and Shahapur has actually established fractures in several places, elevating major concerns regarding the craftsmanship. This comes simply a day after mid-day highlighted just how vehicle drivers were unlawfully utilizing the unopened stretch.
A regional homeowner from Shahapur, asking for privacy, stated, “& ldquo;Cracks have actually shown up in numerous locations along the Amane to Kasara stretch. What’& rsquo; s surprising is that the Amane-Igatpuri area is yet to be formally opened up, and yet, the CC roadway has actually currently begun creating fractures.” & rdquo;Sources shared pictures with mid-day, plainly revealing small fractures when traveling surface area. Another homeowner from a town near Bhatsa likewise offered pictures of the Amane-Igatpuri stretch, where fractures had actually supposedly created.
“& ldquo;At some places, fractures show up, and in others, repair work appear to have actually currently been done. The authorities should explore the reason. One feasible factor can be unlawful automobile activity, which might have protected against the CC layer from working out correctly. Samruddhi Highway is the primary priest’& rsquo; s desire job, and seeing such problems prior to its main opening is worrying. Action should be taken versus the service provider,” & rdquo; stated a citizen from Shahapur.
mid-day sent out the pictures of the fractures to Girish Jaysing Arekar, council participant of the Indian Road Congress (IRC), for his specialist point of view. Arekar described that fractures in freshly built CC roadways can arise from numerous aspects, consisting of not enough healing, which damages the concrete as it hasn’& rsquo; t correctly embeded in, and inadequate subgrade prep work, which can create architectural instability.
“& ldquo;Other feasible reasons consist of insufficient concrete density, inappropriate mix percentages, and temperature level variants bring about growth and tightening. Errors in ending up and using low-grade products throughout building can likewise add to early fractures. An extensive examination is needed to identify the origin,” & rdquo; he stated. In a few of the pictures evaluated by mid-day, fractures showed up to have actually been loaded with a white-coloured product. When inquired about this, Arekar validated that it was an effort to fix the fractures.
