Last Updated: 07 August 2024
18 toll plazas on Punjab highways closed under AAP rule of just 2.5 years[1]
-- Eliminated tolls on a total of 590 km of state highways
Yearly saving of Aam Aadmi money = ₹225.09 crores[1:1]
The era Of 'Roads On Rent' is over in Punjab, said CM Bhagwant Mann
| Date | Toll on given Road Name Closed | Public Money Saved | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 & 2 | 5 Sept 2022[2] | Ladda & Ahmedgarh Toll on Ludhiana – Malerkotla – Sangrur road | ₹13 Lakh daily[3] |
| 3 | 15 December 2022[4] | Lachowal toll plaza on the Tanda-Hoshiarpur road | ₹1.94 lakhs daily[3:1] |
| 4, 5 & 6 | 15 February 2023[5] | Majari (SBS Nagar), Nangal Shaheedan & Mangarh (Hoshiarpur) on Balachaur-Garhshankar- Hoshiarpur Dasuya road | ₹10.52 lakh daily[3:2] |
| 7 | 01 Jan 2023 | High Level Makhu Bridge at Makhu | ₹0.60 Lakh daily[3:3] |
| 8 | 01 April 2023[6] | Kiratpur Sahib-Nangal-Una Road Toll Plaza | ₹10.12 lakh daily[3:4] |
| 9 | 12 April 2023[7] | Samana-Patran road in Patiala | ₹3.75 lakh daily[3:5] |
| 10 | 05 July 2023[8] | Moga-Kotakpura road | ₹4.50 lakh daily[3:6] |
| 11 & 12 | 14 September 2023[9] | Fazilka-Ferozepur highway | ₹6.34 lakh daily[3:7] |
| 13 & 14 | 02 April 2024[10] | Toll Raqba (Near Mullanpur) & Mehal Kalan (Near Barnala) on Dhaka-Barnala State Highway (SH-13) | ₹4.5 Lakh daily[3:8] |
| 15 & 16 | - | 2 Tolls on Bhawanigarh-Nabha-Gobindgarh road | ₹3.50 Lakh daily[3:9] |
| 17 & 18 | - | Patiala-Nabha-Malerkotla | ₹2.90 Lakh daily[1:2] |
| Total | ₹61.67 lakh daily[1:3] |
Now Punjab state only is left with 4 operational state toll plazas which will be closed in future as well[11][8:1][9:1]
References:
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=188970 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://brightpunjabexpress.com/cm-gives-healing-touch-to-people-by-announcing-closure-of-two-toll-plazas-on-sangrur-ludhiana-road/ ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=186875 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/96265556.cms ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/bhagwant-mann-3-more-toll-plazas-on-highways-to-be-shut-480139 ↩︎
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/punjab-cm-announces-kiratpur-sahib-nangal-una-road-toll-plaza-closure-says-era-of-roads-on-rent-over-news-275281 ↩︎
https://www.thestatesman.com/india/punjab-cm-closes-9th-toll-plaza-says-more-to-follow-1503171592.html ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/fazilka-two-toll-plazas-shut-down-544461 ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.ptcnews.tv/punjab-contracts-of-13-more-toll-plazas-to-end-in-next-2-years-check-details ↩︎
