Toll charges on NICE Road in Bengaluru hiked by 11%

A file photo of vehicles moving between Kanakapura Road and Mysuru Road, on NICE Road, in Bengaluru.
| Photo Credit: K Murali Kumar

Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Limited (NICE) has increased toll by 10% to 20%, and the revised rates will come into effect on July 1. In a notification issued on June 30.

The revised toll fee for Hosur Road to Bannerghatta Road is ₹50 for cars and ₹25 for two-wheelers, Bannerghatta Road to Kanakapura Road is ₹40 for cars and ₹15 for two-wheelers.

From Kanakapura Road to Clover Leaf junction, the toll is ₹30 for cars and ₹10 for two-wheelers. From Clover Leaf junction to Mysuru Road, the toll for cars is ₹25 and for two-wheelers, the figure is ₹10.

From Mysuru Road to Magadi Road, the toll for cars is ₹55 and that for two-wheelers is ₹25. From Magadi Road to Tumakuru Road, the toll for cars is ₹45, and that for two-wheelers is ₹15. From Link Road, the toll is ₹60 for cars, and that for two-wheelers is ₹20.

Earlier in July 2022, the NICE had increased the toll after five years.

The motorists have been complaining about the long traffic on NICE road for the past few days. Earlier, The Hindu had reported on the traffic snarls owing to ongoing road works on the NICE stretch.

A 200-metre stretch of NICE Road, where ongoing work is creating a nearly 2-km-long traffic jam, is resulting in motorists questioning why they have to pay tolls and get stuck in traffic.

NICE officials had claimed that the traffic is managed well, and said the work is related to road elevation work undertaken to make the road safer for vehicles.