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Road ministry plans to bid out projects worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore on the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model before the model code of conduct comes into effect while moving to a GPS-based toll collection by March next year, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said..
The move is aimed at reducing traffic congestion and charging motorists for the exact distance travelled on the highways, Gadkari said at the annual conference of the Highways Operators Association of India (HOAI) on Wednesday...
Talking on the shift from engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) to BOT model, Gadkari said the government will bid out road projects worth Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh crore on the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model for highway projects less than 1000 km before the model code of conduct comes into effect...
Gadkari also said the ministry of road transport and highways has conducted two pilot projects of automatic number plate recognition systems (automatic number plate reader cameras) to enable automated toll collection without stopping the vehicles...
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