Mahendra guru mica published this article page no 15 the development of economic corridors and the associated inter-corridor and feeder routes will result in improved road infrastructure removal of congestion points on the network through bypasses ring roads etc. initiatives such as access controlled expressways along with corridor-wise entry/ exit based tolling will enable further improvements in average speeds on highways. improvement in average speed of the freight vehicles will in turn have three key benefits viz. (a) improved vehicle utilization resulting in faster brcakeven and hence lower freight cost per tonne per km (b) improvement in fuel efficiency of the vehicles due to lower idling time resulting in lower freight cost and (c) faster and reliable freight transit leading to a reduction in average inventory carried in freight. the network once developed is expected to reduce about 5-6 per scent in the overall supply chain costs in the economy. this will have a positive impact on the logistic performance index (lpi) of the country master in current affairs magazine subscription.
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