
The contracts were awarded through competitive e-tendering for the operation and collection of user fees at two highway plazas. Each contract has a tenure of one year and includes the upkeep and maintenance of adjacent toilet blocks, including the replenishment of consumables.
The Palayam Fee Plaza contract is valued at Rs 340.08 crore. The plaza is located at Km 154/500 of NH-44, along the Krishnagiri–Thumbipadi section between Km 94.000 and Km 180.000.
The second contract, valued at Rs 91.78 crore, covers Baiti Kala Fee Plaza in Uttar Pradesh. The plaza is located at design Km 175.050 on the four-lane Sultanpur–Varanasi section of NH-56, now designated NH-731.