Record Tk4.1cr toll collected in 24hrs at Jamuna Bridge
The Jamuna Bridge has recorded the highest-ever toll collection in a single day since its inauguration 27 years ago, with Tk4.1 crore collected on Thursday as more than 64,000 vehicles crossed the bridge.
Executive Engineer of the Jamuna Bridge Site Office, Ahsanul Kabir Pavel, on Friday said toll revenue reached a record Tk4,10,40,950 in the 24 hours from 12am Wednesday (4 June) to 12am Thursday (5 June).
The previous highest daily toll was Tk3.8 crore, collected on 14 June last year, ahead of the Eid-ul-Adha holidays.
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At that time, the bridge authority had installed six additional booths, three at each end of the bridge, to cope with the surge in traffic.
Currently, toll is being collected through 18 booths and four additional booths dedicated to motorcycles, he added.
According to bridge authority data, 64,283 vehicles crossed the Jamuna Bridge during the record 24-hour period. Of them, 43,003 vehicles used the eastern toll plaza, generating Tk2.42 crore in tolls, while 21,280 vehicles crossed via the western toll plaza, contributing Tk1.68 crore.
