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Mumbai-Pune expressway ITMS flags ₹269 crore in fines, recovers just 9%, ET Infra

Mumbai-Pune expressway ITMS flags ₹269 crore in fines, recovers just 9%, ET Infra

Time of India5 days ago

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The Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) on Mumbai-Pune expressway has generated 17 lakh e-challans worth nearly ₹269.5 crore for traffic violations since it was implemented on July 19 last year, but recovery from offenders stands at a measly 9 per cent till March 2025, officials said on Sunday.The 1.5 lakh cleared e-challans, or 9 per cent of the total generated, amount to ₹25.2 crore, which is 9.3 per cent of the total sum to be paid by offenders, as per official documents.As per an RTI reply, Maharashtra government has paid the ITMS operator ₹57.9 crore for the 8.8 lakh e-challans issued between July 19 and December 31 last year.The project is being executed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), which built the Mumbai-Pune expressway, in collaboration with the RTO and highway police under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.The state transport department has given ₹45 crore viability gap funding from Road Safety Fund for the project that costs more than ₹100 crore.The MSRTC has installed 40 gantries and hundreds of CCTV cameras as part of ITMS, which also includes speed detection cameras, ANPR, weigh-in-motion sensors, AVCC, weather sensors, and a dynamic messaging system.

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