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TOLLING

Left to right: Sandeep Pawar, Zafar Khan, Akhilesh Srivastava, N. Shankar Narayanan, Manish Saini, Debasish Debsikdar, Sonal Ahuja
GNSS Road Infrastructure

In continuation with the reportage on the International Workshop on GNSS
facilitated by IHMCL recently, a panel discussion on Road Infrastructure - Multilane
Free Flow-- had eminent speakers sharing recommendations and concerns. The
discussion was moderated by Amit Ranjan Chitranshi, COO – IHMCL and included
Prof. Geetam Tiwari - IIT Delhi, Akhilesh Srivastava, Road Safety Ambassador,
IRF and Founder - ITS India, Dr Zafar Khan, Joint CEO - Highway Concessions
One Pvt Ltd., N Shankar Narayanan, Head IT – ITB, Manish Saini, VP – Strabag,
Sandeep Pawar, MD - Kent India, Debashish Debsihdar, Senior VP – Jio and
Sonal Ahuja - Kapsch TrafficCom as panelists.

HMCL’s opening remark upgrade FASTag readers and ANPR was ensuring public awareness and
focused on emphasizing the cameras, which would need to be acceptance by educating people
biggest advantage of GNSS able to read vehicle numbers at on the new tolling method. Vehicle
as multilane free flow (MLFF). high speed. must not enter the GNSS lane if not
Transition from FASTag to compliant as it could cause a queue
The transition period needed to be
I GNSS ETC system involved managed such that both traditional and disturb the MLFF system.
integrating it with the existing tolling (FASTag) and GNSS coexist. Some of the key requirements
tolling hardware and software Communication networks would from MLFF and road infrastructure
infrastructure. A virtual toll plaza need to be enhanced to ensure are mitigating the possibility of
Id would be given to the GNSS reliable data transmission between the wrong vehicle entering the
lane resulting in two Ids for the vehicles, satellites and tolling GNSS lane, implementing early
same toll plaza in the toll charger servers. A two-way communication detection systems for defective
system. Transition would include network was required and unlike OBUs to allow vehicles to move
upgrading or replacing existing toll the RFID system, GNSS required out of the GNSS lane with minimal
plazas and related infrastructure to good cellular network on the entire disruption, ensuring the adequacy
support the new technology and stretch, especially in hilly areas. A of signage and markings to
it would also be an opportunity to key aspect of successful transition manage conflicts, lane-changing

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