Upgraded 11 May 2026 at 15:16 IST
This launch marks Delhi as the 2nd city in India to embrace the innovation, following the effective application of a comparable system at the Choryasi toll plaza in Gujarat previously this month.
New Delhi– In a relocate to remove traffic bottlenecks in the nationwide capital, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated the city’s very first barrier-less tolling system. Found at the Mundka-Bakkarwala plaza on the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II), the brand-new Multi-Lane Free Flow(MLFF)system permits automobiles to go through at highway speeds without the requirement to pick up physical toll cubicles.
This launch marks Delhi as the 2nd city in India to embrace the innovation, following the effective execution of a comparable system at the Choryasi toll plaza in Gujarat previously this month.
Innovation and advantages
The MLFF system changes standard barriers with high-speed Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cams and advanced FASTag readers.
This mix makes sure that toll costs are subtracted digitally while automobiles preserve speeds of as much as 80 kmph. The main goals of the barrier-less effort consist of:
Decrease in Congestion: Getting rid of the stop-and-go hold-ups that normally take place at toll plazas, especially throughout peak hours.
Fuel and Time Efficiency: The Ministry approximates that stop-free travel will conserve around 1,500 crore yearly in fuel expenses throughout the nation when completely carried out.
Ecological Impact: Decreasing car emissions by decreasing idling time at toll points.
National rollout and future strategies
Speaking at the inauguration, Minister Gadkari highlighted that this is an essential action towards the federal government’s vision of a “zero-wait” highway network. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has actually currently determined 17 charge plazas throughout 9 states– consisting of Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu– to be updated to the MLFF system by September 2026.”Our goal is to make the entire national highway network barrier-free by the end of 2026,” Gadkari stated. The 2nd stage of the rollout is anticipated to cover an extra 108 plazas by March 2027.