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INFRASTRUCTURE

Traffic and Revenue –

Highways Sector

The Impact of COVID-19 on road sector is upsetting
and revenues are choked as the tolling across plaza
was suspended in order to stop the spread of the virus.

However now the lockdowns are getting relaxed,
tolling is allowed and traffic is slowly coming up on
road again though passenger car traffic is almost
negligible. Dr. Zafar Khan, Head – Operations, Peak

Infrastructure Management Services Pvt. Ltd. assess
the road sector scenario

he Impact of COVID-19 on car traffic is almost negligible. This is on all road projects across India. While
road sector is upsetting and due to the fact that larger movement we are witnessing that lockdowns are
revenues are choked as the of population is still restricted and only keep getting extending but movement
tolling across plaza was commercial goods operations has been of vehicle on roads are being allowed
Tsuspended in order to stop allowed to a certain extent. in restricted manner. The relaxation on
the spread of the virus. However now the interstate and Inter - state movement
lockdowns are getting relaxed, tolling The impact of COVID-19 actually of vehicle should help some more
is allowed and traffic is slowly coming started from March 26 ,2020 when the economical movement and bring back
up on road again though passenger all tolling operations were suspended more traffic on road.

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