Road ministry has decided to fast track the implementation of few expressway projects in order to provide boost to the industry activities. These expressway projects include Mumbai-Vadodara expressway, the eastern & western peripheral expressways and Delhi-Jaipur expressway. Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Oscar Fernandes has said that these expressways will provide enough opportunity for Indian industry to grow.
Further, the minister also announced plans to introduce electronic tolling at tollgates along highways which will considerably reduce the long time being spent by motorists to pay the toll charges. Through this technology, motorists can now pay toll charged through mobile phones as they approach the tolling station from around a kilometer away will be able to establish contact with the toll gate. The project is under testing and is likely to be implemented within the next three months, he added.
The government has been taking measure to speed up the implementation of road projects. Recently, in order to attract road developers and to revive country’s highway sector, the government had approved a policy that allows infrastructure developers to exit highway projects by divesting their entire stake. The government was of the view that new policy will help to expedite implementation of road infrastructure in the country and insulate the highways authority from heavy financial claims and unnecessary disputes. Further the ministry would like to make provisions in the public-private partnerships (PPPs) contracts that allow re-negotiations as PPPs are long-term partnerships spread over 20-25 years.
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