Pay toll for zip drive from Gurgaon toFaridabad
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Pay toll for zip drive from Gurgaon toFaridabad
Dipak K Dash, TNN | Mar 28, 2012, 01.42AM ISThttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Pay-toll-for-zip-drive-from-Gurgaon-toFaridabad/articleshow/12433927.cms
NEW DELHI: Commuters using Gurgaon-Faridabad Road will have to pay toll
from mid-April when this 25-km stretch becomes commercially
operational. Car users will have to pay Rs 15 per trip while the user
fee will be higher in case of other category vehicles.
Haryana PWD had given the contract of widening the road to Reliance Infrastructure on build-operate-&-transfer basis. "The work is almost over. Now, the developer has put the infrastructure in place to collect toll," said Mahesh Kumar, engineer-in-chief, Haryana PWD.
Opening the corridor will reduce travel time to IGI from Faridabad by at least 60% and cut fuel cost by 40%. Now, it takes 40 minutes to reach the airport after widening and geometrical realignment at various locations. This corridor will also provide swift connectivity to those coming from IGI or Jaipur and heading towards tourist spots of Agra, Mathura and Vrindavan.
The corridor begins from Sikanderpur in Gurgaon and ends at Pali Bhakri road junction in Faridabad. The stretch includes 6 km of a municipal road in Faridabad and 3 km of crusher zone road.
Earlier, driving on the stretch was fraught with risk with its steep bumps and sharp bends. Before widening of the stretch, accidents were common. "A zip drive on the road will not only reduce travel time, but raise traffic volume on this corridor. We expect at least 30,000 vehicles per day and traffic density will double in the next five years," said a Reliance Infra spokesperson.
The volume of trucks on the highway cutting through the Aravalis may also increase. At present there are almost 140 crushers located around the corridor.
"Keeping traffic density in mind, a 14-lane toll plaza has been constructed on the Gurgaon-Faridabad road and a 6-lane toll plaza on the crusher zone. We are also planning to install automated toll system at the toll plazas to help reduce waiting time," the Reliance official said.
A 24x7 ambulance service will be available with helpline numbers displayed at every toll plaza. There will also be two patrolling cars, sources said.
Haryana PWD had given the contract of widening the road to Reliance Infrastructure on build-operate-&-transfer basis. "The work is almost over. Now, the developer has put the infrastructure in place to collect toll," said Mahesh Kumar, engineer-in-chief, Haryana PWD.
Opening the corridor will reduce travel time to IGI from Faridabad by at least 60% and cut fuel cost by 40%. Now, it takes 40 minutes to reach the airport after widening and geometrical realignment at various locations. This corridor will also provide swift connectivity to those coming from IGI or Jaipur and heading towards tourist spots of Agra, Mathura and Vrindavan.
The corridor begins from Sikanderpur in Gurgaon and ends at Pali Bhakri road junction in Faridabad. The stretch includes 6 km of a municipal road in Faridabad and 3 km of crusher zone road.
Earlier, driving on the stretch was fraught with risk with its steep bumps and sharp bends. Before widening of the stretch, accidents were common. "A zip drive on the road will not only reduce travel time, but raise traffic volume on this corridor. We expect at least 30,000 vehicles per day and traffic density will double in the next five years," said a Reliance Infra spokesperson.
The volume of trucks on the highway cutting through the Aravalis may also increase. At present there are almost 140 crushers located around the corridor.
"Keeping traffic density in mind, a 14-lane toll plaza has been constructed on the Gurgaon-Faridabad road and a 6-lane toll plaza on the crusher zone. We are also planning to install automated toll system at the toll plazas to help reduce waiting time," the Reliance official said.
A 24x7 ambulance service will be available with helpline numbers displayed at every toll plaza. There will also be two patrolling cars, sources said.
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