New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) The government has invited proposals to implement barrier-free tolling system on Dwarka Expressway, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

The expressway connects Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana, covering a distance of about 28 kms.

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Based on the outcomes and efficacy of the implementation of barrier-free tolling system on Dwarka Express, it will be implemented on other fee plazas, Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said in a reply to Rajya Sabha.

"Request for Proposal (RFP) to implement barrier-free tolling system on the project Dwarka Expressway has been invited/floated, with the possibility of implementing it on other fee plazas in a phased manner depending upon the outcomes and efficacy of the implementation on Dwarka Expressway," he said.

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It is expected that the cost of running physical user fee plazas could be lowered by using barrier-free user fee collection system, Gadkari said.

NHAI plans to implement the GNSS-based electronic toll collection (ETC) system within the existing FASTag ecosystem, initially using a hybrid model where both RFID-based ETC and GNSS-based ETC will operate simultaneously.

Dedicated GNSS lanes will be available at toll plazas, allowing vehicles using the GNSS-based ETC to pass through freely.

As GNSS-based ETC becomes more widespread, all lanes will eventually be converted to GNSS lanes.

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