Two toll plazas close, Mann says operators increase fee arbitrarily
Two toll plazas on Ludhiana – Malerkotla – Sangrur road whose tenure was to end on September 4 will be finally closed giving a relief of Rs 180 to commuters travelling one way and Rs 225 for a two-way travel.
The first toll plaza is in Mandi Ahmedgarh near Lehra village in Malerkotla district used to charge Rs 90 for one-way travel and Rs 135 for two-way travel by four-wheelers. The second one is near Ladda village in CM Bhagwant Mann’s constituency Dhuri in Sangrur. It used charged Rs 60 for a one-way travel and Rs 90 for two-way travel for car/ van/ jeep.
The tolls were started on September 4, 2015, during the SAD-BJP government for a seven year duration which ended on Sunday midnight.
