India’s new highway rules call for barrier-free tolling
New guidelines from India’s National Highways Authority of India call for barrier-free tolling and changes to traffic planning on high-speed roads. The measures also cover drainage and greener highway corridors, according to NDTV, which supplied no further implementation details.
India’s National Highways Authority of India has issued new guidelines for high-speed highways, including a call for barrier-free tolling. The measures are intended to change how toll points and traffic are managed on major roads, according to NDTV. The guidelines also call for smarter traffic planning.
Drainage is another area covered by the new rules. The guidelines include provisions for better drainage, although the supplied material does not specify the engineering standards or projects involved. The authority has also called for greener corridors.
The available report does not define what the greener-corridor measures will involve or provide details about landscaping, environmental requirements or construction schedules. No information was supplied on when the guidelines will take effect, which highways will be covered or how barrier-free tolling will operate in practice. The report also does not state whether the rules replace earlier requirements or add to them.
The available facts are limited to the broad areas identified by the NHAI: barrier-free toll collection, improved traffic planning, better drainage and greener corridors on high-speed highways.
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