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Toll prices in Mumbai are going to be hiked at Vashi, Mulund, LBS Marg, Airoli and Dahisar toll plazas from October 1, according to FPJ reports. The one-way toll for a passenger car, which was Rs 35, will now be Rs 40. The toll rates for buses, mini-buses and trucks have also changed. As per the revised toll rates, mini-buses will have to pay Rs 65 instead of the existing Rs 45 and trucks and buses will have to pay Rs 130 instead of the current rate of Rs 105. The new rates will be applicable till September 30, 2023.
As per a state government notification, for toll recovery against cost of flyovers, bridges, subways, road development and maintenance, the increase of rates is made effective every three years.
Meanwhile, during the first phase of coronavirus lockdown, which was announced in March, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) decided to stop collecting toll in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. But, later in April it resumed toll collection.
