Mumbai-Pune Expressway toll up by 18% from April 1; here's how much you'll have to pay

In Maharashtra, the toll prices for vehicles on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, the first access-controlled road of the country, will increase by 18 per cent from April 1, 2023, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) officials said on Tuesday.

A senior MSRDC official stated that though the toll increases by six per cent annually, it is implemented cumulatively at 18 per cent after every three years, as laid down in a government notification of August 9, 2004, according to a PTI report.

The new toll will be Rs 320 for four-wheelers like cars and jeeps instead of the current Rs 270, and Rs 495 for vehicles like mini-bus and tempos instead of the current Rs 420, another official said.

The toll for two-axle trucks will increase to Rs 685 from the current Rs 585. For buses, it will increase to Rs 940 from Rs 797. Three-axle trucks will be charged Rs 1,630 instead of Rs 1,380 and multi-axle trucks and machinery-vehicles will have to pay Rs 2,165 instead of current Rs 1,835.

Officials further added that the toll would remain the same till 2030 as there would not be any revision after three years in 2026, the news agency's report stated.

About 95 km long, the six-lane Mumbai-Pune Expressway was fully operationalised in 2002. The toll is collected at five toll plazas, of which ones at Khalapur and Talegaon are the main ones.

Around 1.5 lakh vehicles use the Expressway everyday.

(With PTI inputs)

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