Here's a Better Idea Other Than Collecting Toll On Roads

G GOWTHAM
Reports surdata-faced a few days ago indicating that the government intends to privatize a few state highways. On certain highways, the contracts have the ability to collect tolls. Although this move will result in a significant improvement in road conditions, the concept of toll collection will incur significant political costs. In the first phase, the government has laid the foundation for the implementation of a toll on 18 routes totaling 1,307 kilometers. Most of the roads are in Agency and rural regions. This model's pilot project has not yet started.

In the meanwhile, the government has developed a new and creative plan to build roads in sixteen cities using the PPP model. In 16 municipal corporations, comprehensive project papers are being created for the first phase of the road development, which will involve 642.90 kilometers of roadways. In Visakhapatnam, a maximum of 253 kilometers of roads would be constructed. Over the course of ten years, the contractors that win the contracts will invest in the construction of the roads and earn revenue in a variety of ways.
 
The contractors will get the revenue from the billboards located in the middle of the roadways, on both sides of the roads, and in the parking lots. All additional fees will be theirs to recover. In addition to building the roads, the contractors will be in charge of maintaining them for 10 years. They ought to make sure that there aren't any potholes. This is preferable than charging a toll. The people won't be burdened, the roads will be excellent, and the government won't have a poor reputation.
 
The issue is that because there are less opportunities for advertising, it is difficult to accomplish anything similar for roads in rural and agency areas. However, the government ought to look at similar concepts for these highways as well and refrain from charging tolls to the public. With their brands, several major players are attempting to get into broad markets. Such prospects for advertising can be generated by a capable agency. notwithstanding the fact that the income will fall short of what the cities generate. For the remainder, the government can provide viability money and abandon the notion of charging a toll.
 
 

 

 
 
 

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