NLC starts charging Toll Tax on 17 different Toll Plazas at Ring Road Lahore
Friday, March 9th, 2012 9:45:30 by Ahmed Babar
NLC to charge Toll Tax on 17 different Toll Plazas at Ring Road Lahore
A total number of seventeen toll plazas are expected to spread across Lahore Ring Road as confirmed by Najam Waheed, Deputy Project Director.
He noted, “As soon as the toll plazas are set up, bikes and rickshaws will instantly be banned on the Ring Road. The Ring Road is a fast moving track and slow moving vehicles will not only endanger their own lives but also the lives of other commuters”.
Najam explained that the major reason behind charging the nominal amount is to ensure that the people become habitual of paying tax to the government.
“It is a pilot toll tax project and we will expand it by establishing more toll plazas after getting a feedback from officials and the commuters”, he briefed.
The one year contract has been granted to National Logistic Cell.
Lahore Commissioner Mr. Jawad Rafique Malik told the media, “The Ring Road project management has awarded the toll collection contract for one year to the NLC”.
He explained that NLC administration will charge Rs 10 from a car, Rs 25 from a wagon and Rs. 45 from a truck / bus.
Motorcycle riders will not be charged as the final decision whether to allow them on the Ring Road is still not confirmed.
Toll plazas will be constructed at Niazi Chowk, Mehmood Booti, GT Road, Harbanspura, Abdullah Gul, and Packages 6, 7, 10 and 11.
Ring Road is definitely a bold step forward into the future. It has certainly made life a bit easier and faster by removing the traffic delays from the middle.
Most people do not really have a problem with paying the amount of Rs. 10 for their car but they do have a problem with the long queue-ups that are already piling up at a number of toll plazas on the Ring Road Lahore.
Tags: Deputy Project Director, Mr. Jawad Rafique Malik, Najam Waheed, National Logistics Cell, NLC, Ring Road Lahore, Toll PlazasShort URL: https://www.newspakistan.pk/?p=15150
Posted by Ahmed Babar
on Mar 9 2012. Filed under Latest News, Pakistan, Society, South Asia.
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its not good. its just way of making money. why these people putting extra burden on nation. no electricity but going price up day by day, now gas but same thing.
its very vry vry bad
Dear Mr. Najam Waheed, Dy. Project Director, NLC.
I would like to know how many times a driver has to pay the toll tax at any entrance of LRR in a day. What is the validity of toll tax paid in day.
Notification must be available at all entrance of LRR for publish information.
Your urgent reply will be highly appreciated.
Thanks.
Ihsan Shah
It is three years contract with NLC
salam yh sb darama bazi hy me b ring road ka tbo tha ab nh hun
this is a gonda tax , stop the toll tax with in city at ring road , people are in trouble day by day but ring road authority charge the toll tax every vehicle without any justification and law. I invite all the ring road riders please together and your voice up legally and democratically to go to High court as well as protest at Road