New Delhi. During the journey, there are always long queues of vehicles at the toll plaza on the highway. Due to this jam, passengers have to wait for some time. Although, with the introduction of FASTag, the average time taken at the toll plaza has decreased, but in the coming time, the hassle of stopping at the toll will end, because the government is going to implement a special technology at the toll plaza soon. Due to this, situations like traffic jam will not be created at the toll plaza.
In the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the average time taken at toll plazas in the country has come down. This waiting time was an average of 734 seconds, which has now come down to just 47 seconds. He also told that after the installation of FASTag on the National Highway, there has been an increase in the collection of toll plazas.
Gate-free toll plazas will be built with the help of GNSS
, according to ABP Live’s report, BJP MP from Indore Shankar Lalwani had asked the Union Transport Minister what the government was doing on the long traffic jams at toll plazas. Is there any new system being developed for this problem? On this, Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that soon gate-free plazas based on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) will be made in the country. Due to this people will not have to stay at the plaza for some time. The government has appointed a consultant to work on this plan.
Big relief from the implementation of FASTag
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also told that after the introduction of FASTag, the average time spent at the toll plaza has decreased. A survey conducted by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has revealed that before the implementation of FASTag, vehicles usually took 734 seconds, which has now come down to only 47 seconds.
In addition, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is working on a pilot project involving Automatic Number Plate Recognition System (Automatic Number Plate Reader Cameras) to enable automatic toll collection without stopping the vehicles.
