Highway toll collection up 16% month-on-month in December

User fee collection through FASTag on national highways grew to Rs 3,679 crore in December, up 15.8% over November, on a pick-up in economic activity and continued preference for passenger vehicles over public transport during the pandemic.

“The strong pick-up in manufacturing and construction activity supported commercial vehicular movement. This, along with continued preference for passenger vehicles instead of public transport, has led to healthy growth in traffic in December,” Icra’s Rajeshwar Burla said.

In November, Rs 3,178 crore was collected as toll through FASTag, down from Rs 3,357 crore in October. Burla said the cyclone affected movement in November.