Toll rates on the Yamuna Expressway between Greater Noida and Agra on Wednesday increased between `2.60 per kilometre and `18.80 per kilometre. 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 toll rate for cars, SUVs, vans 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 and trucks 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 statement. "The concessionaire of expressway has spent ` 130.54 crore in works as per suggestions from the road safety audit of IIT, Delhi," YEIDA said.
The toll rates of the Yamuna Expressway were last increased in 2021.