Currently, the country has a road network spanning over 63 lakh km. (Image: NHAI/X)National Highway Toll Plaza Latest News: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is planning to introduce Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at 25 National Highway fee plazas. The MLFF aims at improving toll revenue collection and creating a smarter, faster and more efficient National Highway (NH) network across the country.Multi-Lane Free Flow Tolling SystemThe Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling is a barrier-less tolling system. It enables transactions through reading of FASTag and Vehicle Registration Number (VRN) by High performance RFID Readers and ANPR Cameras.Also Read | India’s top 10 states with longest National Highway networkMulti-Lane Free Flow Tolling System in IndiaOnce introduced, the Multi-Lane Free Flow system will provide seamless toll collection without stopping vehicles at fee plazas. Thus, it will reduce congestion and travel time leading to enhanced fuel efficiency and lowering emissions.NHAI to Introduce MLFF-based Tolling at 25 NHsThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to launch MLFF-based tolling at 25 National Highway fee plazas in FY 2025-26. “NHAI is planning to roll out MLFF-based tolling at around 25 National Highway fee plazas during the current financial year. The process of identifying such fee plazas for implementation is presently underway,” the MoRTH said in a release.Gujarat’s Choryasi Fee Plaza to serve as India’s first Barrier-Free Toll PlazaChoryasi Fee Plaza in Gujarat is set to become the first barrier-free toll plaza in the country. For this, an agreement was signed between Indian Highway Management Company Limited (IHMCL) and ICICI Bank, to implement country’s first comprehensive Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system.National Highways in IndiaCurrently, the country has a road network spanning over 63 lakh km. Of this, the total length of National Highways (NH) stands at 1,46,342 km. This marks a significant expansion from 91,287 km in March 2014, an increase of 55,055 km in the National Highway network over the past decade.Anish Mondal is a business journalist with over nine years of experience. He writes on diverse subjects such as Infrastructure, Railways, Roadways, Aviation, Politics, Market, Parliamentary affairs, Corporate earnings, General and International news etc. ... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd