Bangalore: Toll Charges for vehicles heading for Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has been increased by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) The new rates are effective from April 1. The new rates are applicable until March 31, 2020. The NHAI has explained that this is a routine annual hike.

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Those passing from NH 44 will have to shell out more at Sadahalli Plaza tollgate. Presently, one has to pay Rs 90 for a single trip of a car (earlier it was Rs 85). For the double trip, car owners will have to pay Rs 135 (a hike of Rs 5). Cars with monthly passes also will have to pay Rs 3,020 as against Rs 2,895 paid till March.

The new rates will also affect public vehicles including buses. According to the new rates, buses will have to pay Rs 280 for a single trip and Rs 420 for the double trip. There is an increase of Rs 10 on a single journey and Rs on 15 two-way trips. The monthly passes for the buses will cost around Rs 9,330. The increase in toll charges might also lead to an increase in the rates of bus tickets. The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has not made any announcements regarding this. But a price hike is likely to happen soon.

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