LAHORE: The Punjab Communication and Works Department (C&W) has decided to digitize 38 toll plazas across 24 districts as part of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s Digital Punjab vision.
The decision was made in a key meeting chaired by Provincial Minister for Works and Communications Malik Sohaib Ahmed Bharath.
Officials from the C&W Department briefed the minister on the plan, explaining that the initiative will be launched in phases. In the first phase, Samundri and Katwala toll plazas will be digitized as a pilot project.
Malik Sohaib Ahmed Bharath said one toll plaza in Attock, three in Bahawalpur, and two in Khushab will be digitized.
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The project also includes one toll plaza each in Gujarat, Chakwal, Okara, Layyah, Narowal, Lodhran, Multan, Mianwali, and Khanewal; three each in Sargodha, Chiniot, Faisalabad, and Jhang; two in Murree, Muzaffargarh, and Hafizabad; and one each in Toba Tek Singh, Sahiwal, Vehari, and Gujranwala.
He said the department is moving towards an electronic toll collection system, where vehicles will be verified automatically, and tolls collected through digital technology.
“The C&W Department is working day and night for the province’s development and to make toll management more transparent and efficient,” the minister added.
