Mumbai-Pune expressway toll to be hiked by 18% from this date

Are you planning for a weekend getaway from Mumbai? If yes, then you have to spend more if you're travelling by road as toll for vehicles on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will increase by 18 per cent from April 1.

A senior official said that though the toll increases by six per cent annually, it is implemented cumulatively at 18 per cent after every three years, as laid down in a government notification of August 9, 2004.

The new toll will be ₹320 for four-wheelers like cars and jeeps instead of the current ₹270, and ₹495 for vehicles like mini-bus and tempos instead of the current ₹420, another official said.

The toll for two-axle trucks will increase to ₹685 from the current ₹585. For buses, it will increase to ₹940 from ₹797. Three-axle trucks will be charged ₹1,630 instead of ₹1,380 and multi-axle trucks and machinery vehicles will have to pay ₹2,165 instead of the current ₹1,835.