Beginning on October 1, the toll prices at Mumbai’s five entrance ports are expected to increase. The rise, however, varies from 12.50 to a startling 18.75 percent.
Majority of people who enter the city by Dahisar, LBS Road-Mulund, Eastern Express Highway-Mulund, Airoli Creek Bridge, and Vashi will be impacted by these toll modifications. It’s important to note that these adjustments take place in October 2020, three years following the most recent toll rate modification.
Although toll rates are revised annually, they are only really applied every three years, as required by law. Therefore, the toll for people driving light motor vehicles or passenger cars would rise by Rs 5, going from Rs 40 to Rs 45. Owners of minibuses would see an even greater hike of Rs 10, bringing the toll from Rs 65 to Rs 75.
Now, this toll rise will be most painful for drivers of trucks and buses, who will pay a fee of Rs 150, and multi-axle vehicles won’t be exempt either, paying a whopping Rs 190 toll, all in accordance with a state government announcement. Since September 2002, there have been tolls at these entrance ports, and they were increased in 2010. Except for Vashi, where the toll recovery time is prolonged owing to new bridge building and expansion projects, this new toll system will remain in place until October 2026.
Looking back, tolls first appeared in September 2002 at Vashi, Mulund, LBS, Airoli, and Dahisar. They continued to exist in 2010, mostly for maintenance. Except for Vashi, where the extension is intended to pay costs associated with rebuilding the stream bridge and increasing the toll booth’s existing six lanes to 12 lanes, this collecting contract will now remain in place until September 2027. Mumbai Entry Point Toll Ltd (MEPL) expects to create an exceptional cash flow of over Rs 11,500 crore by 2027, which is also a sizable financial estimate.
