In my recent trip to India I discoverd that toll boths beteen Delhi and Ludhiana accept bribe to pass the vehicales withought paying proper toll. Once my...
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abhi_drolia
Jun 2, 2005 4:06 am
Mr Siddi you are forgetting that the distance has been reduced. Make the calculations using different distances. And you will see that it is more economical. ...
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Jude Britto
judebx
Jun 2, 2005 5:00 am
You're right of course. I wasn't sure if it was reduced or increased... How much has it reduced, may I ask, so that I can recalculate? However, my point is not...
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Siddi Ramulu
siddi_wsa
Jun 2, 2005 5:05 am
The length of Mumbai-Pune Express Highways is 95 km. Pls see MSRDC site www.msrdc.org/projects Siddi Ramulu Jude Britto <jude.britto@...> wrote: You're...
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Siddi Ramulu
siddi_wsa
Jun 2, 2005 5:08 am
for Information. Toll Rates mentioned in MSRDC site for Mumbai Pune Express Highway areoutdated. Revised Toll Rates came into effect from April 2005 Siddi...
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Jude Britto
judebx
Jun 2, 2005 5:27 am
... Yes, you already mentioned that. However Ahbi's contention is that it has reduced the distance from Mumbai to Pune significantly, and so, is more...
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Siddi Ramulu
siddi_wsa
Jun 2, 2005 5:45 am
Here is the comparison. There is a saving of 16 km Toll Rates Vehicle Type Mumbai-Pune Exp( 95 Km) NH-4(111 km) Car...
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abhishek100
Jun 2, 2005 4:54 pm
The actual details of distance saved is irrelevant. The point is, if total saving in fuel cost was greater than the toll, everyone would take the toll road....
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abhishek100
Jun 2, 2005 5:35 pm
We again have a case of the freight traffic subsidising the passenger traffic, just like they do in the railways!! The toll for Truck/Bus on the new BOT roads...
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kulaspurkar
Jun 2, 2005 9:29 pm
Great Article by Tavleen singh. Hope they make roads at atleast 5 KM per day. Manoj ... with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com...
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Dheeraj Sanghi
dsanghi65
Jun 3, 2005 8:42 am
Fuel is not the only saving on the toll road. It saves time (though I don't know how to put an average monetary value to this). Also, hopefully, divided...
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dcwnewyork2002
Jun 3, 2005 7:47 pm
Well India should take a page from the highly successful US Interstate System - free Limited Access Divided Highways payed for by fuel tax - thus the user pays...
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Shreyas
shreyas_pai
Jun 4, 2005 1:16 pm
Hey Ashley ... Many thanks for your suggestion regarding the traffic on NH4. I did heed to that & found it to be wiser. Indeed the traffic on NH4 is real dense...
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abhishek100
Jun 4, 2005 2:18 pm
Actually it's not true that the US interstate highway system was constructed using fuel tax alone. Infact fuel tax payed only a small part of it. Fuel tax in...
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Sumedh Thakar
sumedh_thakar
Jun 5, 2005 7:12 pm
Pune-Goa .. 500Km in 10hrs. thats just average speed of 50kmph approx 31milesph .. that doesnt sound like much improvement in the highway system. For distances...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Jun 7, 2005 3:20 pm
Sumedh, I drove from Delhi to Pune about 2 months ago, and I carved out an average of 60 kmps. Let me provide some details - 1. 3 days of driving 2. NO NIGHT...
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Sumedh Thakar
sumedh_thakar
Jun 9, 2005 2:23 pm
That must have been a nice trip all the way from Delhi to Pune! Well the bigger question is that if it took you 60kmph with the GQ, what was it before the GQ? ...
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prasadkakade@...
prasadkakade
Jun 9, 2005 2:38 pm
Recently I travelled on the Pune Solapur (Maharashtra) NH9. The road is four laned on BOT basis from Loni to Yavat (around 40 Kms) patch. It's one amazing road...
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abhishek100
Jun 9, 2005 3:54 pm
NHAI has put a link on their main page, inviting comments on the model concession agreement. I'm sure it's meant more for companies who'll be getting involved...
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abhishek100
Jun 9, 2005 3:59 pm
That's great! Thanks for sharing that with us! I'd love to hear more such accounts of travel on these newly built roards. The toll here of Rs 0.375 per km...
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Shrikant Deo
deoshri
Jun 10, 2005 3:57 am
I have no doubt that the new 4-lanes highways will improve driving time - just how much will depend on each experience.. From personal note, the most used GQ...
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Vision india
devind2020
Jun 12, 2005 8:13 pm
Date:13/06/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/06/13/stories/2005061302240400.htm Tamil Nadu Red tape ties up highway project T. Ramakrishnan Dispute over...
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prodrocks
Jun 13, 2005 7:26 am
Couple of press clippings that might be relevant for this route: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp? ...
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Manoj Kulaspurkar
kulaspurkar
Jun 13, 2005 3:15 pm
How long is Pune - solarpur in distance. did any one travel from Hyderabad to Pune (NH9) recently. i'm planning to do it in september. Any details please. ...
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prasadkakade@...
prasadkakade
Jun 14, 2005 12:13 am
Solapur is appr. 250 Km from Pune Cheers for good roads ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Jun 18, 2005 7:42 am
For an account of the Satara - Kagal section, and indeed for the entire Mumbai to Bangalore drive, see the following message for an excellent account from...
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Kumar
daewoomatizcar
Jun 21, 2005 12:35 pm
Pune-Solapur is excellent road, you can do it in 3.5 hours with steady speeds of around 100 kmph. I did the Pune-Hyderabad stretch in January, always one of...
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Kumar
daewoomatizcar
Jun 21, 2005 12:40 pm
Satara-Kagal section is complete in parts, should get over anytime now, except near Kolhapur town where the widening work looks very slow. Kumar ... ...
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Kumar
daewoomatizcar
Jun 21, 2005 12:49 pm
In case you want a different route from Pune-Goa, try this one: Drive along NH4 via Kolhapur up to Belgaum - excellent roads all teh way except stretches in...
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prodrocks
Jul 5, 2005 6:32 am
Looks like the nhai.org website has really gone silent. I couldnt find any place where the totals are posted. Were there any updates? The spreadsheet...
