Indian Highways Management Company (IHMCL), under the National Highways Authority of India, has developed a GIS-based software for real-time monitoring of the waiting time at the toll plazas, a move aimed at enhancing seamless movement at toll plazas.
The government is of the view that the live monitoring and tracking system at the toll plazas will help to ensure free flow of traffic and a hassle-free tolling experience for the national highway users at the fee plazas across the country.
According to the statement issued by the ministry of road transport and highways, the monitoring service will be initiated at 100 toll plazas in the first phase and extended to more toll plazas in a phased manner.
“These toll plazas have been selected based on congestion feedback received through 1033 national highway helpline,” the ministry said in a statement issued on Monday.
Apart from providing the name and location of the toll plaza, the software will share details related to the live status of queue length in meters, total waiting time and vehicle speed at toll plaza.
“It will also provide congestion alert and lane distribution recommendations, if the queue of vehicles at a toll plaza is more than the prescribed limit,” it said.
As per the statement, toll plazas have been mapped in web-based software to the respective NHAI field offices across the country to help NHAI officials gain insights by providing comparative traffic condition analysis on hourly, daily, weekly and monthly basis for the traffic queue and congestion.
“In addition, the software will provide updates related to current weather conditions and information about local festivals, enabling NHAI officials to take pre-emptive measures to manage the traffic load and decongest the toll plazas,” it added.