YCDC plans additional ten toll gates to collect motorway tolls
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The Yangon City Development Committee will open ten more toll gates to collect fees from vehicles entering Yangon city starting from November 26.
Some of the vehicles in Yangon are registered in other states and regions, causing heavy traffic congestion in Yangon.
“We will open ten more toll gates at the entrance and exit roads in Yangon. If they don’t want to pay at the toll gates, they can pay the fees at the Revenue Department under YCDC by estimating their stay in Yangon. Vehicles entering the city will be issued cards at the toll gates. They will have to show the cards to pay at the toll gates when they leave Yangon city. If they lose the cards, the fees will be calculated from the day the vehicles enter and leave the city,” said an official from YCDC.
Moreover, authorities have notified taxis and other vehicles in Yangon which are registered in other states and regions to return to their respective states and regions before November 26. If they don’t want to return, they will be charged daily fees.
The vehicles that must pay toll gate fees include vehicles from outside the municipal area and those registered in other states and regions. According to the YCDC announcement, the plan is aimed at reducing the city’s heavy traffic congestion.
The amount of toll gate fees will depend on the tonnage of vehicles and range from Ks 100 (US$ 0.1) to Ks 10,000 per day. However, local passenger buses, vehicles owned by the military and police, ambulances, departmental cars and goods-loaded trucks will be exempt from the fees.
For company and private vehicles from Thanlyin, Hmawby and Taikkyi townships entering Yangon municipal area and vehicles entering Dala and Seikkyi Kanaungto townships, the amounts of toll gate fees are Ks 100 for a less-than-one-tonne vehicle, Ks 200 for one to three-tonne, Ks 300 for four to five-tonne and Ks 500 for more than five-tonne.
For vehicles in Yangon Region but from outside the municipal area the fee will be Ks 200 for a less than one-tonne vehicle, Ks 400 for a one to three-tonne and Ks 1,000 for more than three to five-tonne, according to the announcement.
For vehicles outside Yangon Region entering the designated municipal area will have to pay Ks 2,000 for less than one-tonne vehicle, Ks 4,000 for one to three-tonne, Ks 6,000 for over three to five-tonne and Ks 10,000 for a more than five-tonne.
