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Yamuna Expressway toll rates hiked, last hike was in 2021
Toll rates increased by 5 paise to ₹3.25 per kilometre depending on the vehicle used.
Toll rates on the Yamuna Expressway between Greater Noida and Agra increased by 15 paise to ₹3.25 per kilometre depending on the vehicle used, it was announced Wednesday.
The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), which functions under the Uttar Pradesh government and manages land along the 165-km-long expressway, made the announcement after its 74th board meeting.
According to the new hikes, the rate of toll for car, jeep, van and light motor vehicles has been increased from ₹2.50 per kilometer to ₹2.65 kilometer. For light commercial vehicle, light goods vehicle or mini buses, it has been hiked from ₹3.90 per kilometer to ₹4.15 per kilometer, the YEIDA said in a statement.
Toll rates for bus or truck increased from ₹7.90 per kilometer to ₹8.45 per kilometer, it stated.
Toll for vehicles having three to six axles increased from ₹12.05 per km to ₹12.90 per kilometer, while that of large size vehicle and bigger vehicles changed from ₹15.55 per kilometer to ₹18.80 per kilometer, according to the statement.
"The concessionaire of the expressway has spent ₹130.54 crore in works as per suggestions from the road safety audit of IIT Delhi," the YEIDA said.
The toll rates of the Yamuna Expressway were last increased in 2021.
