**Summary: Launch of India’s First Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Barrier-less Tolling System**
**Overview**
On May 1, 2026, the Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, announced the launch of India’s first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system. The system is located at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat–Bharuch section of NH-48 in Gujarat. This initiative represents a significant transition toward the digitization and modernization of India’s National Highway infrastructure, aligning it with international standards.
**Technical Specifications and Implementation**
The MLFF system utilizes state-of-the-art technologies to facilitate seamless toll collection without requiring vehicles to stop. Key technological components include:
* **Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR):** For identifying vehicles via license plates.
* **FASTag:** For electronic toll payment processing.
**Project Objectives and Benefits**
The implementation of barrier-less tolling is intended to achieve several operational and environmental goals:
* **Efficiency:** Significant reduction in travel time and highway decongestion.
* **Environmental Impact:** Improved fuel efficiency and a reduction in vehicular emissions.
* **Operational Integrity:** Minimization of human intervention in toll operations.
* **Economic Growth:** Promotion of "Ease of Doing Business" by streamlining the movement of goods and logistics and enhancing the "Ease of Living" for citizens.
**Strategic Context**
Shri Gadkari highlighted that this initiative reflects the Government’s commitment to building world-class, transparent, and technology-driven infrastructure under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
**Administrative Data**
* **Release Date:** 01 May 2026, 1:44 PM
* **Issuing Authority:** PIB Delhi / Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
* **Release ID:** 2257226
* **Visitor Counter:** 802
* **Location:** Chorayasi Toll Plaza, NH-48, Gujarat
Key Entities Referenced
Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system: India’s first seamless electronic toll collection initiative that eliminates the need for vehicles to stop at toll plazas.
Nitin Gadkari: Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways who launched the barrier-less tolling system.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways: The primary central ministry responsible for the modernization of National Highway infrastructure and tolling systems.
Chorayasi Toll Plaza, NH-48, Gujarat: The specific location on the Surat–Bharuch section where India’s first MLFF system was implemented.
FASTag: An existing electronic toll collection technology integrated into the new barrier-less MLFF system.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Launches India’s
First Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Barrier-less
Tolling System in Gujarat
Posted On: 01 MAY 2026 1:44PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari announced the launch of India’s first
Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat–
Bharuch section of NH-48 in Gujarat. The state-of-the-art system enables seamless toll collection without
requiring vehicles to stop, using advanced technologies such as Automatic Number Plate Recognition
(ANPR) and FASTag.
The introduction of MLFF marks a major milestone in the digitisation of India’s tolling ecosystem and the
modernisation of National Highway infrastructure in line with global standards. The system is expected to
significantly reduce travel time, decongest highways, improve fuel efficiency, lower vehicular emissions,
and minimise human intervention in toll operations.
Shri Gadkari stated that barrier-less tolling will enhance ‘Ease of Living’ for citizens and promote ‘Ease of
Doing Business’ by enabling faster, more efficient movement of goods and logistics across the country. He
further emphasised that, under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, this
initiative reflects the Government’s continued commitment to building world-class, technology-driven
National Highway infrastructure that is efficient, transparent, and commuter-friendly.
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