Summary:
"Road transport industry is playing a vital role in transporting essential commodities and contributing a lot to the exchequer of the nation. "However, the validity of 160 toll gates is over, but the government is still collecting toll. Despite adversities, the industry has been supportive to crises like demonetization, implementation of GST and e-way bill. It should be noted that this bypass, which has still remained an ordinary highway without any lanes, is witnessing highest road accidents in India. Though the Hubballi-Dharwad bypass was constructed at the cost of Rs 60 crore, collection is still on even after collection of over Rs 800 crore..