There is good news for those waiting to travel on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway. There is no toll tax to be paid on this expressway from Akshardham to Loni border. Toll will not be collected in the initial 18 km stretch, but after that, toll will have to be paid according to the distance of travel.
This expressway will directly benefit Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. After its opening, there can be relief from traffic jams in many parts of East Delhi.
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has laid down the rules for toll collection. Officials associated with the authority said that a decision will soon be taken on the toll tax rates. He said that the toll rates between Delhi and Baghpat (Khekra) are likely to be higher than average, because 90 percent of the expressway here is elevated, which costs a lot. Normally, NHAI collects toll at the rate of Rs 2.75 per kilometer, but here the toll rates can be higher than that.
Traffic is expected to start from Akshardham to Khekra next month
Load testing work has been started on a large section from Akshardham to Khekra in Baghpat on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway (Delhi Dehradun Expressway Opening Date). After testing, this part of the expressway will be opened for traffic as soon as the green signal is received from the ministry. There is a possibility that traffic may be started before July 30. NHAI officials say that, at present only two packages of the first phase of 32 km are to be opened for traffic, but the rules related to toll have been set for the entire expressway.
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Considering the 210 km long expressway as a corridor, it has been decided that only one agency will collect the toll. Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Baghpat has been made the nodal agency to monitor the toll plaza. A master control room will be built under Baghpat PIU, which will monitor the entire expressway. Toll will be collected according to the distance on the expressway. Two main toll plazas are being built, in which a 14-lane toll plaza has been built in Ghaziabad’s Loni after crossing the Delhi border, while the second one is being built before Dehradun.
Load testing is being done on the entire corridor
Loaded trucks are being parked on the elevated corridor constructed in parts of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Baghpat. It is being checked whether the elevated road, based on the design, is able to bear the load or not.
If Fastag is blacklisted then you will have to pay the full toll
For those drivers whose Fastag is blacklisted, travelling on the expressway can prove to be costly. While travelling from Delhi to Dehradun, if they enter from somewhere in the middle and then exit at some other point, they will have to pay the toll for the entire expressway. For example, if someone boards from Saharanpur with a Fastag blacklisted vehicle and gets down at Baghpat, he will have to pay the toll for the entire expressway. For this, NHAI will also put up boards at every entry point, so that drivers get information about it.
The project is expected to be completed by November
Right now only two packages are being opened for traffic in the first phase, but the remaining phases of the expressway will be ready by November. After this, the journey from Delhi to Dehradun can be completed in two and a quarter hours.
There may be relief from traffic jam in many parts of East Delhi
People going from Delhi to Baghpat, Loni, Saharanpur and Dehradun will be able to come and go directly to the expressway via Akshardham, Vikas Marg, ISBT Kashmiri Gate Link Road and Signature Bridge. This will reduce the pressure of about one to one and a half lakh vehicles daily.
