Toll prices to go up on Bengaluru - Mysuru Expressway from April 1. Details

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has notified revised toll prices on Bengaluru – Mysuru Expressway, starting from April 1. The commuters will now have to shell out extra money to travel on this fully access-controlled Expressway which was launched last year. The revised toll fee will be collected at the Kanimanike and Sheshagirihalli toll booths on the expressway.

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According to the notification, cars, vans and jeeps travelling on Bengaluru – Nidaghatta section of the expressway will have to pay ₹170 for one trip and ₹255 for roundtrip, starting from April 1. Currently, the toll prices for the above vehicles on this stretch are ₹165 and ₹255 for single and round trips. Mini-buses, light commercial vehicles and light goods vehicles will have to pay ₹275 and ₹475 for single and round trips. Currently, the toll prices for the above vehicles on this stretch are ₹270 and ₹405 for single and round trips.

Heavy vehicles like trucks and two axle buses will have to pay ₹580 and ₹870 for single and round trips. Currently, the toll prices for the above vehicles on this stretch are ₹565 and ₹850 for single and round trips.

On the other stretch at Nidaghatta – Mysuru section of the Expressway, toll fee for cars, vans and jeeps will be increased to ₹160 for single trip and ₹240 for round trip.

Inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March last year, the 119-km expressway was built for Rs. 8,408 crore. Of the total length, 52 km is a greenfield with five bypasses to reduce traffic congestion. This project includes11 overpasses, 64 underpasses, five bypasses, 42 small bridges. The expressway also has six lanes with additional two-lane service roads on both sides.