{
  "id": 15449931,
  "title": "Toll plazas may give way to satellite tracking, pay by distance plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/toll-plazas-may-give-way-to-satellite-tracking-pay-by-distance-plan",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:50:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/toll-plaza-satellite-tolling-highways-motorists-morth-11792304283370.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India is considering the replacement of toll plazas with satellite-based toll collection systems on select national highways by 2028–29, according to government plans. This development could potentially eliminate the need for motorists to stop at toll plazas altogether, instead charging them based on the distance they travel, as opposed to fixed toll points. Two sources familiar with the plans describe this potential shift, which would represent a significant change in the Indian landscape.",
  "summary": "The move could eventually allow motorists to drive without stopping at toll plazas and pay only for the distance they travel.",
  "key_points": [
    "India plans to replace toll plazas with satellite-based toll collection systems by 2028–29.",
    "Motorists would be charged based on distance traveled, not fixed toll points.",
    "Shift would significantly change the Indian landscape of toll collection."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}