FASTag rules: Alert! 30-day relaxation for these 65 NHAI toll plazas - Here is why | FULL LIST

In a major development, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to relax the conditions regarding declaration of FASTag Fee lanes for 30 days from today i.e. 15th Jan, 2020 at the identified 65 high cash transactions fee plazas of NHAI. The concerned fee plazas have been allowed to convert up to 25 per cent of all fee lanes to hybrid (cash plus FASTag) lanes during this time.

The move comes in the wake of NHAI raising concerns regarding high cash transactions on its 65 identified fee plazas. NHAI has pointed out that most of the fee plazas are functioning with one hybrid lane on each side and while efforts are being made to bring more fee plazas within the ambit, the said identified fee plazas were facing heavy traffic rush on the hybrid lanes.

"With a view to save the citizens from inconvenience, the Ministry has decided that depending on the traffic pile-up at these 65 fee plazas, not more than 25 percent FASTag lane of Fee Plaza may be temporarily converted to hybrid lanes.  This is to be considered and decided on a case to case basis not below the level of the RO concerned. In a directive issued to NHAI in this regard, the Ministry has said that daily evaluation of such cases be made to take necessary corrective action and a summary report on daily basis be sent to the Ministry," an official statement by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said.

It adds, "The Ministry has further asked NHAI to ensure that the least possible number of the declared FASTag lane of Fee Plaza be converted into the hybrid lanes temporarily and further that at least 75% lanes of these 65 fee plaza remain declared and operational as ‘FASTag lane of Fee Plaza’ in order to incentivize the vehicles carrying FASTag."

Full list of 65 fee plazas of NHAI with relaxation of 30 days wef 15th January 2020:-

S.no.

PLAZA NAME

RO

PIU

1

Sadahalli

Bangalore

Bangalore

2

Vadodara

Gandhinagar

Ahmedabad

3

Boriach

Gandhinagar

Surat

4

Gharonda Toll Plaza

Chandigarh

Ambala

5

Electronic City Elevated: 1) Bangalore Up Ramp @ chainage KM 18/000

Bangalore

Ramnagara

6

Bhagwada

Gandhinagar

Surat

7

Ladowal Toll Plaza

Chandigarh

Ambala

8

Bharthana/ Karjan

Gandhinagar

Bharuch

9

Khaniwade

Gandhinagar

Surat

10

Chandimandir Toll Plaza

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

11

Choriyasi

Gandhinagar

Surat

12

Jaladhulagori toll plaza

Kolkata

Kolkata

13

Charoti

Gandhinagar

Surat

14

Sambhu Toll Plaza

Chandigarh

Ambala

15

L&T PANIPAT

Chandigarh

Ambala

16

Rajchandrapur Toll Plaza

Kolkata

Kolkata

17

Khed-Shivapur

Mumbai

Pune

18

Khedki Daula

Delhi

Gurgaon

19

dapar

Chandigarh

Mohali

20

Krishnagiri

Chennai

Krishnagiri

21

Taswade

Mumbai

Kolhapur

22

Kumbalam

Kerala

Coachin

23

Narmada Bridge

Gandhinagar

Bharuch

24

Towards Bangalore Km.26.075

Bangalore

Bangalore

25

Vikravandi

Chennai

Villupuram

26

Palliyekarra

Kerala

Palakkad

27

Ring Road

Gandhinagar

Ahmedabad

28

beharmpur

Chandigarh

Mohali

29

Kini

Mumbai

Kolhapur

30

Omallur

Chennai

Salem

31

Sengurichi

Madurai

Trichy

32

Ahmedpur

Lucknow - East

Lucknow

33

Anewadi

Mumbai

Pune

34

Brijghat

Lucknow - West

Moradabad

35

Samayapuram

Madurai

Trichy

36

Doddakarernahalli (Nelamangala Toll) Karekal Cross

Bangalore

Hassan

37

Kaniyur

Chennai

Coimbatore

38

Pantagi

Hyderabad

Hyderabad

39

Dankuni

Kolkata

Durgapur

40

Ahmedabad

Gandhinagar

Ahmedabad

41

Vijayamangalam

Chennai

Salem

42

Nawabganj

Lucknow - East

Lucknow

43

Towards Nelamangala Km.14.875

Bangalore

Bangalore

44

Manguli

Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar

45

Palayam

Chennai

Salem

46

Raikal

Hyderabad

Hyderabad

47

Dhareri Jattan

Chandigarh

Mohali

48

Paranur

Chennai

Kancheepuram

49

Thirumandurai

Madurai

Trichy

50

Moratandi

Chennai

Villupuram

51

Attibele Grade section Toll Plaza at km 32/700

Bangalore

Ramnagara

52

Kodai

Madurai

Madurai

53

Vaiguntham

Chennai

Salem

54

Negadiya

Jaipur

Udaipur

55

Karabylu(Bellur Toll)

Bangalore

Hassan

56

Gegal

Jaipur

Ajmer

57

Anand

Gandhinagar

Ahmedabad

58

Ronahi

Lucknow - East

Lucknow

59

Barajod (earlier Sikandara )

Lucknow - West

Kanpur

60

Bharudi

Gandhinagar

Rajkot

61

Kishangarh

Jaipur

Jaipur

62

Vasad

Gandhinagar

Ahmedabad

63

Borkhedi

Nagpur

Nagpur

64

Hoskote

Bangalore

Bangalore

65

Samakhiyali

Gandhinagar

Gandhidham

The Ministry has emphasized that this temporary measure is to be adopted for 30 days only for such 65 fee plazas to facilitate smooth flow of traffic so that no inconvenience is caused to the citizens.  NHAI shall take necessary measures within this time to ensure smooth flow of traffic through the fee plazas and ensure declaring “FASTag lane of Fee Plaza” for all the lanes within this period.