Toll Fee Structure and Regulations for National Highway 25 Extension in Rajasthan.


23 August 2024
The Government of India, through a notification issued on January 20, 2016, delegated the maintenance of a section of National Highway 25 Extension in Rajasthan to the State Government. The Central Government has now imposed a toll fee, as per Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956, and Rule 3 of the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008.

 

 

The fee structure, effective from 2024-25, is outlined as follows:

- Table-1 lists the base rates per kilometer for various vehicle types:
- Light vehicles: Rs. 0.65
- Light commercial vehicles: Rs. 1.05
- Buses and two-axle trucks: Rs. 2.20
- Three-axle vehicles: Rs. 2.40
- Heavy machinery and multi-axle vehicles: Rs. 3.45
- Oversized vehicles: Rs. 4.20
- Table-2 specifies the fee rates at the toll plaza:
- For 68.938 km of two-lane road with paved shoulders: 60% of the base rate.
- For 0.640 km of four-lane road: 100% of the base rate.
- Table-3 covers fees for structures longer than 60 meters, which are converted into an equivalent road length of 3.32 km, charged at the four-lane rate.
- Monthly passes for non-commercial vehicles within 20 km of the toll plaza are priced at Rs. 340 for 2024-25, with annual adjustments.
- Discounts are available for multiple journeys:
- One and a half times the single journey fee allows two journeys within 24 hours.
- Two-thirds of the single journey fee allows fifty journeys valid for one month.
- Commercial vehicles registered in the local district can pay 50% of the standard rate if no alternative roads are available.
- Vehicles exceeding their permissible load must pay additional fees for the excess load and cannot use the highway until the load is adjusted.
- All definitions and category details adhere to the rules provided, with fees displayed at toll plazas. The National Highways Authority of India will calculate and publish the actual fees and discounts annually.
- The estimated capital cost for the project is Rs. 268.03 crores, subject to changes based on ongoing activities. The National Highways Authority will track the recovery of this cost through the toll fees collected.