Owners of vehicles using Mumbai's renowned Rajiv Gandhi Bandra Worli Sea Link will be required to pay extra starting on April 1. The Bandra-Worli Sea Link toll costs will rise by 18% starting on Monday, according to the announcement made by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation.
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The Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai will have tolls starting on April 1st, with a minimum of ₹100 and a maximum of ₹210 for a one-way trip.
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Toll prices for vehicles and jeeps are ₹100 for a one-way trip.
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Minibuses, tempos, and other such vehicles will have to pay ₹160 in tolls.
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The toll for two-axle trucks is ₹210 for a one-way ride.
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The Bandra-Worli Sea Link opened for traffic in 2009; the increased toll charges will be in effect from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2027.
According to an MSRDC official who spoke with the PTI news agency, drivers who purchase booklets containing 50 or 100 toll coupons in advance would receive a 10% or 20% discount.
Furthermore, as per the MSRDC official, frequent travelers will receive a day pass and return journey pass at prices that are 1.5 and 2.5 times, respectively, the one-way toll costs. These passes are good until midnight. Monthly passes will be 50 times more expensive as the one-way costs for each.
Present-day Toll Prices:
Drivers pay ₹85 for automobiles and jeeps, ₹130 for minibuses, tempos, and light commercial vehicles, and ₹175 for buses and two-axle trucks now utilizing the eight-lane flyover. The aforementioned prices are effective as of April 1, 2021.
Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, recently dedicated the 10.5-kilometer first phase of the coastal road project, which runs between Worli and Marine Drive in south Mumbai. For now, this section is free of charge.
Many drivers utilize the sea connection, which runs between Worli in Island City and Bandra in Mumbai's western suburbs, to travel north and south every day.
