LUCKNOW, Oct. 30 -- Vehicles could soon glide through at least 11 toll plazas across Uttar Pradesh without slowing down to stop at booths, as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) prepares to introduce the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system, replacing conventional barriers with overhead scanners and cameras that will identify vehicles and collect tolls electronically.

"Toll plazas have been identified, and work to convert them to MLFF will begin soon," said Abdul Basit, regional officer, NHAI UP (West). "The rollout would proceed in phases, with the wider target expected to be completed within nine months of the start of work."

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