Highway Users, Be Ready to Shell Out More From Apr 1 As NHAI Revises Toll Fare

Single journey to KIA to cost ₹120, Toll at over 60 plazas will witness an increase

- Aknisree Karthik @ Bengaluru

Highway users, get ready to shell out more from April 1, as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will be revising toll fares across Karnataka. Those heading to Kempegowda International Airport from Bengaluru on Ballari Road, who are paying Rs 115 toll fee will have to pay Rs 120 for single-journey, a hike of Rs 5.

Likewise, the toll fee rates over 60 toll plazas (except for the ones whose renewal is not in line with the annual April 1 revision) in the state, including the Bengaluru Mysuru Access Controlled Highway, will witness a jump in fare with a fare hike as low as Rs 5 and more varying from one highway to another.

NHAI sources said that the toll revision is an annual exercise coming into effect from April 1. "However, due to general election last year, the revision was implemented in June and this year, the toll fee hike will be done in April 1," the source said adding that the hike will be adjusted to match the next round-figure like a hike of Rs 7 or Rs 8 will be rounded off to Rs 10 and a notification will be put out with the revised rates.