The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will introduce a new feature on its Rajmargyatra app next month that will allow motorists to choose routes with the least toll between two destinations, PTI reported citing a senior government official.The Rajmargyatra app, developed to offer detailed information on national highways, already provides features such as live traffic updates and a grievance redressal mechanism. The upcoming update will help users make informed decisions based on toll costs.Amrit Singha, Chief Product Officer for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) at Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL), said the new feature would prove especially helpful in cities with multiple route options.鈥淵ou can travel to Lucknow from Delhi via Yamuna Expressway, or travel by crossing Ghaziabad-Aligarh-Kanpur-Lucknow or Moradabad-Bareilly-Sitapur-Lucknow… The app will inform motorists about the route which will attract least amount of toll between Delhi and Lucknow,鈥 Singha explained.Singha also flagged safety concerns related to the misuse of access-controlled expressways by unauthorised vehicles. Citing data from NHAI鈥檚 Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), he said a large number of violations were being recorded, particularly on the Delhi-Gurgaon and Dwarka expressways.Live Events鈥淏etween June 21 and June 23 alone, 1.73 lakh violations were recorded. More than one lakh of these were related to banned vehicles, including two and three-wheelers,鈥 he said.In another development, NHAI is set to open a key stretch connecting Bandikui to Jaipur via the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. The 67-km four-lane access-controlled spur is expected to significantly reduce travel time between Delhi and Jaipur.NHAI Rajasthan Regional Officer Pradeep Atri said the Bandikui-Jaipur stretch, built at a cost of 鈧1,368 crore, will likely open for traffic trials by mid-July.Pushpendra Singh, Manager at NHAI, said the road was constructed in about two and a half years and is designed to divert a large share of traffic from the existing Delhi-Jaipur highway.At present, it takes around four hours to drive from Delhi to Jaipur, about 2.5 hours to reach Bandikui via the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and another 1.5 hours to cover the remaining 67 km. With the new spur operational, the total travel time could be reduced to roughly three hours.(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
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