Toll collection on Mys- B'luru Expressway to begin Feb 15

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The first phase of the toll collection on the 118-km 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275) is set to begin by February 15 on the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch.

The Expressway project has two parts – the first one runs from Bengaluru to Nidaghatta in Maddur taluk for around 56 km and the second, which is 61 km long, connects Nidaghatta to Mysuru. The second phase toll will be implemented later. Before the tolls are levied, passenger-friendly traffic signs, destination and direction boards will be installed.

One toll plaza has come up at Gnanaguru after Srirangapatna near K Shettihalli, the second toll plaza has been set up at Kaniminike near Kumbalgodu (Bidadi). At Kaniminike, there are two plazas for onward and return journeys and tolls will be levied. Each of these toll plazas has been set up with 11 gates in order to facilitate fast access.

The entry and exit will operate based on technology and fast tag facilities will also be available within the completion of the road works. The toll rates for all categories of vehicles will be calculated based on the consideration of the total project cost and the daily number of passing vehicles.