The Bechem Taxi Branch is promoting an advocacy programme for a nationwide rollout of Road
Toll Stickers, and the programme is being funded by the Business Advocacy Fund (BUSAC Fund) with DANIDA, USAID and EU as funding partners.
Conservative estimates put the timeline for sunsetting the
toll at about 35 years.
The Supreme Court made DND flyway connecting Delhi and neighbouring Noida
toll free for commuters on November 11, 2016.
The bridges are currently owned and maintained by a private company, and
tolls are due to be scrapped when a revenue target is reached, possibly next autumn.
The new
toll levels are confirmed each year by a Parliamentary Order made in December which authorises Severn River Crossing Plc (SRC) to adjust
tolls to the revised levels.
Under the settlement deal,
Toll will be paid $200,000 to compensate him for pain and suffering; $150,000 for attorney fees; $86,624 for medical bills; and $13,376 for various court costs.
All southbound
toll traffic will be served by one temporary
toll booth and one existing
toll booth.
Federal law currently prohibits the use of
tolls on existing interstate highway lanes, with two exceptions.
If approved, the
toll will become effective on April 1.