Daijiworld Media Network-Mangaluru (RJP)

Mangaluru, Jan 31: Effective from Wednesday February 1, commuters from Kundapur to Kasargod have to pay toll charges at 4 points at Talapady, Gundmi, Hejamady and NITK Suratkal toll gates. Highway Authority of India has sent a directive on this.

While NITK Suratkal has been already operational, other three toll gates will start collecting charges from midnight of Tuesday.

All these toll gates are situated on the four-lane road of NH 66 in the coast between Kundapur in Udupi district and Kasargod in Kerala passing through Mangaluru.

Car, jeep and vans will pay Rs 40, Rs 30 and Rs 35 respectively for one way movement at these toll gates. Rs 60, Rs 45 and Rs 50 are the two-way charges on the same route for these vehicles respectively.

Toll Gate at Gundmi

Buses and trucks will pay Rs 130 and Rs 195 at Gundmi. Rs 105 and 160 at Hejamady and Rs 110 and Rs 165 at Talapady for one way and two way movement respectively.

The vehicles, which move regularly for commercial purposes, can get special pass and use it 50 times in a month. These passes are available from Rs 1155 to Rs 8280 at different toll gates for different vehicles.

The local commuters in the vicinity of 20 kilometres at particular toll gate can get l monthly passes at Rs 235.

Navayuga Company, which did the highway work, will manage toll gates in Talapady, Gundmi and Hejamady. NITK too will be managed by Navayuga within next 6 months.

Incomplete work

Meanwhile people have already started complaining that four-lane work of the highway is not complete yet and collection of toll charges at this point is unacceptable. Work at Karavali junction in Udupi is still in progress and work at Padubidri is yet to take off.