NHAI hikes user fee at 20 of 43 toll plazas in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: Road trips will soon cost extra as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to increase user fees at nearly half of the toll plazas located in Tamil Nadu.
Of the 43 plazas in the state, motorists will be paying ?5 to ?15 above the existing fee at 20 toll plazas in TN from April 1. Among them, six are located on highway stretches connecting Chennai to Bengaluru, Salem and Madurai. This includes toll plazas at Paranur near Chengelpet, Sriperumbudur and Surapet along Chennai Bypass. Official data shows that most of these tolls have been in operation since 2005 and have collected more than ?1,560 crore as of 2016.
Other toll plazas, where revised rates will be in effect, are located in Madurai, Trichy, Vellore (two), Coimbatore, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli (three), and Sivaganga (two).