Toll charges on Yamuna Expressway hiked

Toll rates on the Yamuna Expressway between Greater Noida and Agra on Wednesday increased between `2.60 per kilometre and `18.80 per kilometre. The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), which functions under the Uttar Pradesh Government and manages land along the 165-km-long expressway, made the announcement after its 74th Board meeting.

According to the new hikes, the toll rate for cars, SUVs, vans and light motor vehicles has been increased from ` 2.50 per kilometer to `2.65 kilometer. For light commercial vehicle, light goods vehicle or mini buses, it has been hiked from `3.90 per kilometer to `4.15 per kilometer, the YEIDA said in a statement. Toll rates for bus and trucks increased from `7.90 per kilometer to `8.45 per kilometer, it stated.