Thandikhui Toll Plaza closed; find increased rates at Lakhanpur, Bann inside
In a significant development, the union government has decided to shut down the Thandikhui Toll Plaza situated at Sarore in Samba district on the National Highway 44 (NH-44).
“The influence length previously covered by Thandikhui has been redistributed among the existing Lakhanpur and Bann Toll Plazas, thereby eliminating the need of Thandikhui Toll Plaza, in public interest,” an official notification by National Highways Authority of India.
This decision comes following the issuance of Gazette Notification S.O.302(E) by the Government of India on January 19, 2024.
With this change, the NHAI has increased the toll fee at Lakhanpur and Bann Toll Plazas, with the revised user fee rates coming into effect from Friday morning, January 26.
At Lakhanpur toll plaza, the Light Motor Vehicles will now have to pay Rs 130 for single journey and Rs 195 for return journey, while the Light Commercial Vehicles, Light Goods Carrier and Mini Buses will have to pay Rs 210 and Rs 315, and the buses and trucks with 2 axles will have to shell out Rs 435 and Rs 655, for single and return journey, respectively,
The three-axle commercial vehicles will now pay Rs 475 and Rs 715; the four-axle commercial vehicles including HCM, EME and MAV will shell out Rs 685 and Rs 1030; whereas the oversized vehicles (7 or more axle) would pay Rs 835 and 1250, for single and return journey, respectively.
The hike in toll fee at Bann toll plaza, is comparatively nominal.
At Bann toll plaza, the Light Motor Vehicles will now have to pay Rs 170 for single journey and Rs 255 for return journey, while the Light Commercial Vehicles, Light Goods Carrier and Mini Buses will have to pay Rs 275 and Rs 410, and the buses and trucks with 2 axles will have to shell out Rs 570 and Rs 855, for single and return journey, respectively,
The three-axle commercial vehicles will now pay Rs 620 and Rs 935; the four-axle commercial vehicles including HCM, EME and MAV will shell out Rs 895 and Rs 1340; whereas the oversized vehicles (7 or more axle) would pay Rs 1090 and 1635, for single and return journey, respectively.