The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has accelerated the transformation of India’s electronic toll collection system with the launch of Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) at the Manoharpura Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48 in Rajasthan.
The latest rollout marks another significant step towards enabling seamless, barrier-free highway travel by eliminating the need for vehicles to stop at toll plazas, thereby reducing travel time, congestion and fuel consumption.
The launch at Manoharpura follows the successful commissioning of Rajasthan’s first MLFF tolling system at Daulatpura Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur Section on 19 June. Following the launch at Manoharpura, NHAI is also planning to transit the toll plaza at Shahjahanpur to the MLFF system, making commuting on the busy Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48 seamless and barrier-free.
The MLFF framework introduces barrier-less tolling with minimal human intervention, enabling vehicles to pass through toll locations without stopping and ensuring seamless traffic flow. The system integrates Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology with FASTag-based electronic toll collection to facilitate automated user fee collection with minimal human intervention.
For a seamless MLFF experience, National Highway users are required to maintain sufficient balance in their FASTag accounts. In case of scenarios such as insufficient FASTag balance, invalid or nonfunctional FASTag, users are issued an Electronic Notice (E-Notice) for non-payment of user fee. Such users are required to pay normal user fees within 72 hours of the E-Notice. In case of non-compliance after 72 hours, the user fee will be charged at twice the normal rate of the vehicle category. E-Notices can be accessed and paid through the designated portal and Rajmargyatra App.
Implementation of MLFF has helped to strengthen the tolling ecosystem by enhancing transparency, reducing operational costs associated with setting up of physical toll plazas and improving overall efficiency in toll operations across the country.
