In an effort to lessen traffic at toll plazas, M-Tag is being pushed, and M-Tag holders will receive a special discount, according to Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan on Thursday.
During the Senate Standing Committee on Communications meeting chaired by Pervez Rasheed, Khan announced that steps were being taken to address traffic congestion and lengthy lines at toll booths on highways and motorways.
He told the committee that although Balochistan has 42% of the nation’s road network, there isn’t a single toll plaza there, which makes it difficult to implement plans to fix and upgrade the roads. In Gilgit-Baltistan, there are 900 kilometers of roads and just one toll booth.
According to him, toll revenue collected on roads and motorways last year was Rs. 60 billion; this amount is expected to rise to above Rs. 100 billion.The committee was told that out of the 38 million vehicles in the nation, motorcycles make up 70% of the total. Seventy percent of the 2.7 million heavy cars on the road are outdated.
