Fashola said 38 points have been identified in the first phase of the re-introduction of toll gates. The Federal Government has said that toll gates will be re-introduced on major highways across the country.The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), disclosed this on Thursday, November 23, while appearing before the Senate Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency.He said 38 points have been identified in the first phase of the re-introduction.”Clearly, tolling is coming,” the minister told the lawmakers.According to him, the new toll gates will be situated at the old spots, adding that tolls will be collected after the roads have been made motorable.He said, “We are not going to ask road users to pay toll on a road that is not good. While the construction (of gates) is going on, we are working on the design. We want to standardise the design so that people when we ask people to come and bid for the construction, we can control what they are going to construct.
