Karnal, June 23 -- In a major relief from traffic congestion to commuters on the busy Delhi-Chandigarh route, the Bastara toll plaza in Karnal is set to go barrier-free with the installation of the multi-lane free flow (MLFF) tolling system from Tuesday.

Officials said that boom barriers will be replaced by high-performance radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, which will verify FASTag and vehicle registration number (VRN) data.

The implementation will mark a major advancement in development of digital national highway (NH) infrastructure by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

The toll, which is spread across nearly 500 metres of area on NH-44 (Panipat-Jalandha...