The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has made the entire Delhi-Jaipur section of National Highway-48 completely barrier-free with the rollout of the Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling system at Shahjahanpur Toll Plaza in Rajasthan.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announced yesterday (1 August) that all three toll plazas on the busy 270-kilometre Manesar-Jaipur corridor -- Daulatpura, Manoharpura and Shahjahanpur -- are now equipped with the MLFF system, enabling commuters to travel without stopping at toll plazas.
The MLFF framework integrates Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology with FASTag-based electronic toll collection to facilitate automated user fee collection.
Vehicles can pass through toll locations without physical barriers or manual intervention, significantly reducing waiting time and ensuring uninterrupted traffic movement.
The system allows vehicles to travel at speeds between 80 and 100 kilometres per hour while overhead gantries scan windshield FASTags instantly.
The technology is expected to improve travel efficiency, save fuel and reduce vehicle emissions caused by congestion at toll plazas.
The implementation of the MLFF system is expected to strengthen the country's tolling ecosystem by reducing operational costs associated with physical toll plazas, improving transparency and increasing the overall efficiency of toll collection.
Shahjahanpur toll plaza has historically been the highest revenue-earning toll plaza amongst the three, collecting Rs 408 crore in FY 2018-19, while Manoharpura collected about Rs 176 crore and Daulatpura about Rs 124 crore.
The rollout on NH-48 forms part of the government's larger plan to modernise toll collection across India's highways, with the Economic Survey 2025-26 setting a target of implementing barrier-free tolling on all four-lane and wider national highways and expressways by March 2029.