Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway toll collection deferred to March 14: NHAI

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has put off toll collection on a stretch of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway that was set to begin today. Toll fee on the stretch from Bengaluru to Nidaghatta (55 kms), which was set at ₹135 for cars, was supposed to be collected from 8 am on Tuesday.

However, a fresh public information notice from the NHAI said it will be deferred due to “unavoidable reasons”. “This is with reference to the subject cited above, wherein it was conveyed that collection of toll was to start from 28.02.2023 8:00AM. However, due to unavoidable reasons it has been deferred for collection of toll for Bengaluru Nidaghatta Section till 14th March 2023,” the notice stated.

The NHAI has set a toll fee of ₹205 per car for a return journey within 24 hours, whereas mini-buses and buses will be charged ₹220 and ₹460 for a one-way journey. The 118-km expressway is set to host two toll-collection points, which will charge toll for six categories of vehicles.

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Toll from Maddur to Mysuru will be ₹120, taking the total toll fees on the ambitious 10-lane expressway to ₹255. Prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the expressway on March 11, and collection of toll from Bengaluru to Maddur will begin from from March 15.