Monday, January 24, 2011

The Toll Highway

While driving from Chandigarh to Jalandhar, once we crossed Ludhiana, I was delighted to find that it was a toll road. The toll was Rs. 85 for about 50 KM stretch. The road upto toll booths was great.

I crossed the toll booth and started to accelerate - only to brake. It appears that the toll is not for using the road. It is for constructing the road. I suppose one should be thankful that thanks to the toll, side roads and diversions are usable.

On short stretches one could even get glimpse of the future - 3 lanes going is each direction. After driving a few seconds at 90KM/hr, one is faced with a sign - Diversion Speed Limit 20!

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