The collection of toll tax on the Delhi Meerut Expressway is likely to begin next week as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken up the process of calculating the toll tax after its toll fee notification was recently approved by the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH).
The DME was thrown open to the public in April this year but no toll tax was being charged from commuters plying on the stretch. According to the NHAI, levying a toll tax on the expressway has the potential to fetch an annual turnover of about ₹111.39 crore with cars/jeeps/light motor vehicles accounting for about 82% of the traffic and bus/trucks and other heavy vehicles accounting for 14%.
The 59.77km 14-lane DME has three phases — Phase 1 links Sarai Kale Khan and UP Gate; Phase 2 connects UP Gate and Dasna and Phase 4 connects Dasna and Meerut. Phase 4 is a six-lane 32-km access-controlled alignment between Dasna and Meerut.
