The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has increased the toll for vehicles on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway by 18 percent from April 1 and will remain the same till 2030.
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Mumbai-Pune Expressway Toll Rate Hike: If you are going to travel on the expressway, then you will have to loosen your pocket further. Because the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has increased vehicular toll by 18 per cent from April 1 on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, the country’s first access-controlled road. An MSRDC official said the toll increases by 6 per cent annually, followed by 18 per cent after every three years, as stipulated in a government notification dated August 9, 2004.
Know how much toll will be charged now
According to the MSRDC official, the new toll will be Rs 320 instead of the existing Rs 270 for four-wheelers like cars and jeeps and Rs 495 instead of the existing Rs 420 for vehicles like minibuses and tempos. For two-axle trucks, the toll will increase to Rs 685 from the existing Rs 585. For buses, it will increase from Rs 797 to Rs 940.
At the same time, three-axle trucks will have to pay Rs 1,630 instead of Rs 1,380 and multi-axle trucks and machinery-vehicles will have to pay Rs 2,165 instead of the existing Rs 1,835. With this, the earnings of the Maharashtra government will increase further. The toll made expensive by the government will have a great impact on the pockets of the common people.
Toll prices will not increase in 2026
According to sources, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has decided to increase the toll for vehicles on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway by 18 percent from April 1. This toll tax will remain the same till 2030, as there will be no change in toll prices after three years in 2026. The approximately 95 km long, 6-lane Mumbai-Pune Expressway became fully operational in 2002. There are five toll plazas on this expressway. Of which Khalapur and Talegaon are the main ones. About 1.5 lakh vehicles pass through this expressway daily.
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