ETC at ORR will be delayed

Hyderabad May 31: Do you know what is mean by ETC Electronic Toll Collection, in outer ring road money will be collected manually at toll plaza but through the ETC there is no need of the manpower.

The proposed ETC under toll management system has taken up by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) would be delayed. The ETC at 23 toll plazas on Outer Ring Road (ORR) proposed by HMDA will start by this year end. Commuters can save time by using ETC on ORR as it will save time and cut down the delay at the toll plaza.

ETC would be adopted at toll plazas including, Patancheru, Saragudem, Medchal, Shamirpet, Keesara, Ghatkesar, Pedda Amberpet, Bongulur, Nanalramguda toll barrier. The HMDA will collect toll on both entry and exit points in these areas.



But, out of five toll gates at Shamshabad, the toll would be collected through ETC only at gate two and five at the entry point and at exit point it will be collected manually. At toll gates, one, three, and four ETC will be available only at exit points.

When asked about the same, a senior HMDA official said there are 180 toll lanes out of which 157 toll lanes have manual Touch and Go system, whereas other 23 lanes will have Electronic Toll Collection.

He said ETC on ORR is used to cut down the delay on the toll lanes by collecting toll electronically. The 157 toll lanes will be in operation by July and the 23 toll lanes with ETC will be started by the year end.