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New Delhi: Commuters of the Dwarka Expressway will no longer be able to travel for free from next week. This comes after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) made the announcement of collecting tolls at the Bijwasan Plaza. Key Details Toll Rates: One-way trip for a car: around Rs 220Return journey: around Rs 330These rates apply to vehicles without a local monthly pass or FASTag annual pass. Also Read: Delhi's Carnatic Cafe Wins Trademark Battle: Here’s What the Bengaluru Restaurant Can No Longer Use Integrated Tolling System: Tolling will happen at two plazas – Bijwasan (Dwarka Expressway) and Kherki Daula (Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway).If a vehicle cross Bijwasan Plaza first, its owner will pay there and will not be charged again at Kherki Daula in the same direction.Upon crossing Kherki Daula first, the vehicle owner pay there and then pay the difference at Bijwasan.This system is designed to avoid double toll payment. Pass Options: Monthly Local Pass: Available only to people living within 20 km of the toll plaza.Proof of residence must be shown every month at the plaza.FASTag Annual Pass: Can be bought and renewed online.Works at all national highway toll plazas.Impact: Regular commuters using personal vehicles and having passes will not be affected much. Cab and taxi rides will become more expensive, as drivers will pass the toll cost to passengers.Reason for High Toll: The Dwarka Expressway has many elevated sections – about 22 km of the 30-km stretch are flyovers and tunnels.Toll is calculated using a formula that treats these structures as longer road lengths (about 150 km) to recover higher construction costs.Kherki Daula Plaza Update: The toll for cars there has also increased from Rs 80 to Rs 95, as the new rate includes charges for the flyovers along the Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Delhi and around the world.
