India, July 15 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will begin construction of a new toll plaza and administrative building at Kukdola village near Pachgaon next month to facilitate the shifting of the existing Kherki Daula toll plaza, officials said on Tuesday. The tender for the project is likely to be floated within a week.

The development comes almost a decade after Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari announced the shifting of the Kherki Daula toll plaza during a public rally in Badshahpur. Officials said toll collection at the existing Kherki Daula plaza will cease as soon as the new toll plaza at Kukdola becomes operational.

A senior NHAI official said the new toll plaza will have 14 lanes, and construction is exp...