India, May 3 -- India's first multi-lane free flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system recorded around 41,500 vehicles on its first day of operations at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat-Bharuch stretch of NH-48 in Gujarat, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

The system, rolled out by the National Highways Authority of India, enables vehicles to pass through toll points without stopping using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and FASTag-based electronic toll collection.

Designed to ensure seamless traffic flow with minimal human intervention, the barrier-less framework is expected to reduce congestion, cut travel time, improve fuel efficiency, and lower vehicular emissions across national highways.

The ...