In second revision since the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway opened in Feb 2023, the toll for four-wheelers has gone up by INR 10 in the annual revision carried out by NHAI, reports Suchith Kidiyoor.
Motorists using the access-controlled highway and Satellite Town Ring Road will have to pay the revised fee from April 1. Car owners using the entire stretch of the Bengaluru-Mysuru access-controlled highway must pay an additional INR 10 each for a single journey and return journey.
Now, car-users are paying INR 320 for a single journey on the entire stretch and INR 485 for a return journey within a day.
NHAI has issued a notification for the revision of toll fee for Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch. A public notice issued by NHAI for the revision of the toll fee collected at Kaniminike and Sheshagiri toll plazas states that INR 170 will be collected from car/jeep/van owners for a single journey and INR 255 for a return journey. The fee for a monthly pass for 50 single journeys in a month is priced at INR 5,715. For LCV/LGV/Minibus,INR 275 is charged for a single journey and INR 415 for the return journey. For trucks and buses, INR 580 for a single journey (an increase of INR 15) and INR 870 for a return journey (an increase of INR 20).
As per the notification issued for the collection of toll at Gananguru village, car users have to pay INR 160 for a single journey and INR 240 for a return journey. The monthly pass is priced at INR 5,315 for cars. LCV/LGV/Minibus have to pay a fee of INR 260 for a single journey and INR 385 for a return journey; INR 540 (single journey) and INR 810 (return journey) are charged for trucks and buses (2 axle).
After the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway was partially opened, NHAI collected toll fee for the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch in February 2023. Initially, INR 135 was collected from car users for single journeys and INR 205 for return journeys.
In June 2023, NHAI started charging a toll fee for the entire stretch from Bengaluru to Mysuru and also revised the fee collected for using the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch. The fee for single journeys hiked from INR 135 to INR 165 and INR 205 to INR 250 for using the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch.
The section of Satellite Town Ring Road from Doddaballapur to Hoskote will see a revision in toll fee within five months of its opening. After opening the line in November 2023, NHAI started collecting toll for using the four-lane 39km stretch. As per the new fee, toll for cars has been increased from INR 70 to INR 80 for a single journey and INR 105 to INR 120 for a return journey within a day. The monthly pass rate was revised from INR 2,375 to INR 2,720.
Sources said the toll collection for the recently opened stretch of STRR from Dabaspet to Doddaballapur is likely to start after the Lok Sabha elections in the state. An NHAI official said, “Revision of the toll fee pertaining to National Highways is routine when a new financial year starts. There are 50 toll plazas in Karnataka, and most collect fees as per the revised chart from April 1. Some collect revised fees in Sept as per the agreement with the contractors.”
