Car owners to pay Rs 230 at Ladhowal toll plaza
The National Highways Authorities of India has announced to increase toll at all plazas from April 1.
Manager of the Ladhowal toll plaza Deepender Kumar said every car owner would have to shell out Rs 230 for a single journey and Rs 345 for multiple journey to travel a distance of merely 12 km from Phillaur to Ludhiana.
Light vehicle owners will pay Rs 370 for single journey and Rs 555 for multiple journey. Three-axle commercial vehicles will pay Rs 845 for single journey and Rs 1,265 for multiple journey.
He said bus and truck drivers would have to pay Rs 775 for single journey and Rs 1,160 for multiple journey while more heavy vehicles would have to pay Rs 1,215 for single journey and Rs 1,820 for multiple journey. Depender said the oversized vehicle drivers would have to pay Rs 1,475 for single journey and Rs 2,215 for multiple journey.
He said monthly passes for vehicle owners residing within 20 km of radius will now be available for Rs 350.
Meanwhile, Congress MLA Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary, Dr Navjot Singh Dahia, AAP leader Joginder Singh Maan and Parminder Mehta have opposed the increase in toll rates. They said the government or private companies should provide better roads with good infrastructure. The leaders said the increase would affect short-distance travellers. They urged the government to review its toll-revision policy in the interests of short-distance travellers.
