The State Cabinet on Friday approved levying of toll on 19 roads, covering a stretch of 1,530 km, in different parts of the State. These roads were developed under the Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (KSHIP) aided by the World Bank, and Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDCL).
Sources in the government said a user fee would be collected from road users on 16 KSHIP and three KRDL roads.
The KSHIP roads are Mudagal–Tavarakere–Kanakagiri–Gangavathi (74 km); Padubidri–Belman–Karkala (28 km); Haveri–Akailur–Hanagal (33 km); Dharwad–Karadigudda–Saundatti (36 km); Hoskote–Chintamani bypass (53 km); Tintini–Deodurg–Gabbur–Kalmala (74 km); Dobbespet–Koratagere–Pavagada–Kambdur (91 km); Navalgund–Shelavadi–Gadag–Mundaragi (80 km); Gubbi–C.S. Pura–Beeragondanahalli (49 km); Yediyur–Kowdale–Mandya (60 km); Davangere–Santhebennur–Chennagiri (149 km); Saundatti–Ramdurg–Halagatti–Badami–Pattadakal–Kamathagi (130 km); Hanagal–Shikaripur (144 km); Kuppalli–Kavishaila and Shivamogga–Shikaripur–Anvatti–Hanagal (128 km); Malavalli–Maddur– Huliyurdurga–Kunigal–Tumakuru (150 km); and Mudhol–Mahalingapura–Kabdura–Chikkodi–Nippani–Maharashtra border (108 km).
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Three KRDL roads on which toll would be collected are Sindhanur–Tavaregera–Kushtagi (75 km), Hubballi–Kundagol–Lakshmeshwar (43 km), and Ballari–Moka (26 km).