NHAI Launches Barrier-Free Multi-Lane Free Flow Tolling on NH-48 Gujarat

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched a Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat–Bharuch stretch of NH-48 in Gujarat, marking a major shift towards barrier-less toll collection. Around 41,500 vehicles passed through the MLFF corridor on the first day of operations.

The MLFF system enables vehicles to move through toll points without stopping, using technologies such as Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and FASTag-based electronic tolling. The approach minimises human intervention and allows seamless, contactless toll collection.

For a seamless experience, NHAI has urged National Highway users to maintain sufficient balance in their FASTag accounts. In case of scenarios such as insufficient FASTag balance, invalid or non-functional FASTag, users will be issued an Electronic Notice (E-Notice) for non-payment of user fee. Such users will be required to pay normal user fee within 72 hours of the E-Notice. In case of non-compliance after 72 hours, the user fee will be charged at twice the normal rate of the vehicle category.