Commuters to pay toll

September 13, 2013

Mohsin Ali |

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Commuters will have to face toll collection soon for travelling on the 35 km long Patancheru-Shamirpet Outer Ring Road, as the government has issued the orders in this regard.

The Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited, (HGCL), a joint venture company of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, (HMDA) and Infrastructure Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (INCAP), have proposed to construct and supervise Toll Administrative Buildings (TAB), Traffic Control Centres (TCC) and toll canopies at the toll plazas along the Outer Ring Road.

The work, costing `142 crore, will be taken up with loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Under phase 2, PK Hospitality Services Ltd has finalised the contract for collecting the toll till March 2014. The contractor has to payback `26 crore per month to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.

HMDA officials told Postnoon that the HGCL has invited requests for proposals for providing consultancy services for construction and supervision of the buildings.

The project comprises construction of toll plaza administrative buildings, traffic control centres and subcentres and connected works. The construction will involve use of modern equipment and construction practices.

For the ORR phase 2 that runs for a length of 35.6 km with a diversion of about 3 km at Kandlakoya, toll collection would be introduced at six interchanges at Patancheru, Sultanpur, Dundigal, Kandlakoya,

Medchal and Shamirpet.

Toll collection has recently started on the Outer Ring Road phase 1 between Pedda Amberpet to Patancheru, which includes the junction of Pedda Amberpet, Bangulur, Raviryal, Tukkuguda, Pedda Golconda, Shamshabad, Rajendranagar, APPA Junction, Nanakramguda, Kokapet, Edulanagulapally and Patancheru. The tender process for phase 2 is expected to be complete towards the last week of the month.

The toll fee structure of `84 for car, jeep, van, `1.37 for mini-bus, `2.87 for bus, `3.13 for 3-axles and, `4.49 for 4, 5, 6, axle trucks and `5.48 for seven or more axle vehicles has been decided by the government.

 

Source-http://postnoon.com

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