Patna: The Bihar government is preparing to introduce toll tax collection from commercial vehicles on 47 major bridges and 55 state highways, with plans to use electronic toll collection systems and a model based on Rajasthan’s practices.
The selected bridges are more than 250 metres long. The government has constituted a team of officials to study the construction, operation and maintenance of toll plazas, along with systems for collecting and monitoring toll fees.
Officials Study Rajasthan Model
A team of officials from the Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation Limited, the Road Construction Department and the Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited visited Rajasthan in the last week of September 2026 to examine its toll collection arrangements.
The team studied low-cost toll plaza construction, technical systems for collecting fees and operational and maintenance practices. The findings are expected to help Bihar develop its own toll collection framework.
FASTag-Based Collection Planned
Under the proposed system, toll plazas will be established on the identified bridges and state highways. Electronic toll collection facilities, including FASTag-based payments, are planned to collect fees from commercial vehicles.
The system is intended to establish a structured mechanism for toll collection, monitoring and the operation of toll plazas across the selected routes.
Cabinet Approves Rs 30.94 Crore
At a Cabinet meeting on September 2, 2026, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, the state government approved an expenditure of Rs 30,94,71,500 for consultancy services related to toll collection.
The funding will cover work on toll collection arrangements, monitoring systems, the formulation of fee structures and related consultancy services.
Consultants will be engaged to help develop operational procedures and monitoring frameworks, with projects consolidated where necessary.
The proposed toll collection system is part of the state government’s efforts to establish a formal mechanism for collecting fees on selected bridges and state highways. The final implementation details, including operational arrangements and applicable toll rates, will depend on the government’s subsequent decisions.
