Toll booths to be cleared on Bengaluru-Mysore highway: GNSS trial deployment
Bengaluru-Mysore highway: Union Land Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has stated on multiple occasions that toll booths would be removed from national highways across the country. However, this has yet to be implemented. The National Highways Authority of India has now taken action in this regard. Bangalore has provided a new update regarding the Mysore highway.
Bengaluru, July 30: A pilot study on a satellite-based toll collection system will soon commence on the Bangalore-Mysore National Highway. This move is part of a broader plan to eliminate toll booths across the country. The National Highways Authority has proposed shifting the existing FASTag-based toll collection system to a satellite-based toll collection system.
The New Indian Express reported that a senior official of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced the trial implementation of a satellite-based toll collection system on the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway.
The Bangalore-Mysore highway in Karnataka is one of the two highways selected for the pilot study. Preparations are currently underway for the trials, which are expected to commence in August, the official added.
The Indian Highways Management Company Limited, supported by the National Highways Authority of India, is responsible for the pilot implementation of GNSS.
Where is the practical implementation of GNSS?
The official stated that the practical implementation of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) will be limited to a specific section of the Bangalore-Mysore highway.
He also clarified that the existing FASTag-based toll collection system will continue to operate concurrently. Additionally, he emphasized that the toll booths will remain in place until the GNSS system is fully implemented and operational.
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How will they collect tolls in the new system?
The official explained that under the GNSS system, the toll will be reduced by geo-fencing the highway. Once a vehicle enters the highway, the software uses the GPS device installed in the vehicle to locate it.
When the vehicle exits the highway, the system calculates the distance traveled based on the entry and exit points and deducts the corresponding toll, just like the existing system, he said.
GPS is mandatory for vehicles
In addition to the GNSS toll collection system, it will be mandatory for vehicles to be equipped with GPS devices. However, the highway authority is also currently exploring an alternative option, which involves collecting tolls through number plate recognition.
If this option proves successful, vehicles will no longer require GPS devices. Instead, entry and exit points will be monitored using automatic number plate recognition cameras, he explained.
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