Toll plazas at OMR

                                                  A typical office day, i take a ride on my office bus towards Siruseri from Velacheri. The bus enters the main plaza at Perungudi, my bus driver does not seem to pay any toll though other car drivers , lorry drivers pay toll to the toll guards. Is it free for IT professionals ?

Paying toll at OMR

                                          Taking a ride on OMR is not free for three wheelers and four wheelers. OMR s income comes from these tolls collected too.The toll plazas start at Seevaram near Perungudi and end at Egattur with three other satellite plazas .Altogether there are five toll plazas on OMR,

1.An entry/main toll plaza at Seevaram near Perungudi
2.A Satellite toll plaza towards Pallavaram
3.A Satellite toll plaza towards Medavakkam
4.A Satellite toll plaza towards ECR
5.An exit toll plaza at Egattur

OMR Riders need to pay tax at these toll plazas for a ride.The tax rates as of August 4,2013 are as follows:

OMR toll rates

CATEGORY	SINGLE in Rs.	RETURN in Rs.	DAILY in Rs.	MONTHLY PASS* in Rs.
3 Wheeler	8	15	25	250
Car/Jeep	22	40	70	1700
LCV	37	70	100	2300
Bus	59	110	170	3800
Truck	88	160	250	5600
MAV	176	320	500	11300

Source :http://www.tnrdc.com/itel/html/toll_rates.htm

How to pay toll?

                              OMR riders can pay toll directly as cash each time they take a ride or they can avail smart cards which charge on a monthly basis and can be recharged when required.Totally 60 rides can be availed for a monthly recharge.Extra trips need extra pay.

Smart cards can be applied here:

http://www.itelepay.in:7788/EPAY/custLogin.do

Further details about this pass and toll details can be found here:

http://www.tnrdc.com/itel/html/toll_rates.htm

Do everyone need to pay toll?

Local residents do not have to pay tolls and they need to register to avail this facility.Details can be found here:

http://www.tnrdc.com/itel/html/toll_local.htm

Also few vehicles are exempted from paying tolls.Those details can be found here:

http://www.tnrdc.com/itel/html/toll_local.htm


By the way , my office bus driver did not pay any tolls , as the toll system uses RFID technology to identify vehicles and automatically charge them.Cool isn't it?

Happy ride OMRRiders!