NHAI raises toll rates again, even as users rue speed-limiting road works

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased toll charges by 3-5%, adding to the burden of motorists and users, despite the fact that ongoing road infrastructure projects in the state continue to cause severe disruption to traffic on various stretches.

- Krishna Kumar K E @Kochi

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased toll charges by 3-5%, adding to the burden of motorists and users, despite the fact that ongoing road infrastructure projects in the state continue to cause severe disruption to traffic on various stretches. Toll fees at several plazas, including Tiruvallam, Kumbalam, Ponnarimangalam, and Panniyankara, have been revised, effective April 1.

This is the fifth time that fees have been hiked at the Tiruvallam toll plaza in the last one-and-a-half years.