Gurugram’s Kukdola toll plaza to use ANPR, LiDAR and contactless tolling

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has floated a tender to implement a multi-lane free-flow toll collection system at the proposed Kukdola toll plaza near Pachgaon in Gurugram.

The new toll plaza is being developed to replace the existing Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur highway and is located around 12 km from the current toll plaza.

The proposed system will allow vehicles to pass through the tolling area without stopping at conventional toll booths.

NHAI officials said the plaza will use a gantry-based system incorporating automatic number plate recognition cameras, FASTag-based electronic toll collection, RFID readers, radar, LiDAR and surveillance cameras, reported The Hindustan Times.

Technical bids for the project are scheduled to be opened on October 23.

The successful bidder will also be responsible for constructing the toll plaza’s control centre at Kukdola and designing, creating and operating the multi-lane free-flow tolling system.

A senior NHAI official said the project is expected to be completed within three months from the date of award.

“We expect the entire work to be completed in three months from the day of the award of work. The estimated toll collected at the toll plaza has been given as a reference to the bidders,” he said.

The Union transport ministry approved the shifting of the Kherki Daula toll plaza in May last year following demands from residents.

Under the planned system, vehicles will be identified automatically while moving through the tolling zone, removing the need to stop and make a manual transaction.

Highway officials said the proposed Kukdola plaza and the Bijwasan fee plaza on Dwarka Expressway will be integrated fee plazas, with user charges determined according to the annual toll fee notification issued by NHAI.

The request for proposal estimates toll collection at the Kukdola plaza at Rs 165.9 crore for 2025-26.

“Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and FASTag-based electronic toll collection will ensure automated and contactless tolling operations at Kukdola. The MLFF system will ensure smooth movement of vehicles, while the problem of congestion and traffic jams will also be resolved at Kherki Daula,” the NHAI official said.

The move is part of the broader plan to relocate the Kherki Daula toll plaza and introduce technology-based toll collection on the highway.

The Kukdola system will combine FASTag transactions with automated vehicle identification and surveillance technologies as part of the proposed free-flow tolling arrangement.