<h1>Highway tolls are criticised as excessive charges amid poor maintenance and congestion, proposing free passage after prolonged delays.</h1> Highway toll collection is criticised as creating an excessive burden on motorists through layered taxes and ongoing tolls despite poor road maintenance and congestion; operational failures at toll plazas produce hidden economic costs, and judicial rulings have constrained tolling where maintenance standards are unmet, with a proposed administrative remedy of free passage after delays exceeding five minutes.