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The Print
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Print
Govt reduces toll charges by up to 50 pc on national highways with bridges, tunnels
'The rate of fee for use of a section of national highway comprising of structure or structures shall be calculated by adding ten times the length of structure or structures to the length of the section of national highway excluding the length of structure or structures, or five times the total length of section of national highway, whichever is lesser,' said the notification dated July 2, 2025. User charges at fee plazas on National Highways are collected as per NH Fee Rules, 2008. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made amendment to 2008 rules and notified a new method or formula for calculating toll charges. New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) The government has reduced the toll rates up to 50 per cent for the sections of National Highways that have structures like tunnels, bridges, flyovers or elevated stretches, a move which will lower travelling cost for motorists. 'Structure' means an independent bridge, tunnel or flyover or elevated highway. To explain the new toll charges, the ministry has cited examples. In one of the examples, it said that if a section of a national highway has a total length of 40 kilometers, comprising of structure alone, the minimum length shall be computed: '10 x 40 (ten times length of structure) = 400 kilometers or five times the total length of section of a national highway = 5 x 40 = 200 kilometers'. 'User fee shall be calculated on the lesser length i.e. for 200 kilometers' and not 400 kilometers. In this case the user charge is only on half (50 per cent) of the road length. According the extant rules, users pay ten times the regular toll for every kilometre of structure on national highways. A senior official of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said the existing toll calculation method was meant to offset higher construction cost associated with such infrastructure. The revised notfication issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways reduces the toll rate for stretches such as flyovers, underpasses and tunnels up to 50 per cent, the official said. PTI BKS NKD HVA This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
Government reduces toll charges by up to 50% on national highways with bridges, tunnels
The government has reduced the toll rates up to 50% for the sections of National Highways that have structures like tunnels, bridges, flyovers or elevated stretches, a move which will lower travelling cost for motorists. User charges at fee plazas on National Highways are collected as per NH Fee Rules, 2008. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made amendment to 2008 rules and notified a new method or formula for calculating toll charges. 'The rate of fee for use of a section of national highway comprising of structure or structures shall be calculated by adding ten times the length of structure or structures to the length of the section of national highway excluding the length of structure or structures, or five times the total length of section of national highway, whichever is lesser,' said the notification dated July 2, 2025. 'Structure' means an independent bridge, tunnel or flyover or elevated highway. To explain the new toll charges, the ministry has cited examples. In one of the examples, it said that if a section of a national highway has a total length of 40km, comprising of structure alone, the minimum length shall be computed: '10 x 40 (ten times length of structure) = 400km or five times the total length of section of a national highway = 5 x 40 = 200km'. 'User fee shall be calculated on the lesser length i.e. for 200km' and not 400km. In this case, the user charge is only on half (50%) of the road length. According to the extant rules, users pay ten times the regular toll for every km of structure on national highways. A senior official of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said the existing toll calculation method was meant to offset higher construction cost associated with such infrastructure. 'The revised notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways reduces the toll rate for stretches such as flyovers, underpasses and tunnels up to 50%,' the official said.
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Toll rates on national highways with bridges, tunnels cut by up to 50 pc
The government has reduced toll rates by up to 50 per cent for sections of National Highways that have tunnels, bridges, flyovers elevated stretches. The move is set to lower travelling cost for motorists. Currently, user charges at toll fee plazas are collected as per NH Fee Rules, 2008. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made amendment to 2008 rules and notified a new method or formula for calculating toll charges. "The rate of fee for use of a section of national highway comprising of structure or structures shall be calculated by adding ten times the length of structure or structures to the length of the section of national highway excluding the length of structure or structures, or five times the total length of section of national highway, whichever is lesser," said the notification dated July 2, 2025. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it legal? How to get Internet without paying a subscription? Techno Mag Learn More Undo 'Structure' here means an independent bridge, tunnel or flyover or elevated highway. The ministry gave examples for easier understanding. Live Events In one of the examples, it said that if a section of a national highway has a total length of 40 kilometers, comprising of structure alone, the minimum length shall be computed: '10 x 40 (ten times length of structure) = 400 kilometers or five times the total length of section of a national highway = 5 x 40 = 200 kilometers'. "User fee shall be calculated on the lesser length i.e. for 200 kilometers" and not 400 kilometers. In this case the user charge is only on half (50 per cent) of the road length. According the existing rules, users pay ten times the regular toll for every kilometre of structure on national highways. A senior official of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said the existing toll calculation method was meant to offset higher construction cost associated with such infrastructure.
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Business Standard
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- Business Standard
Govt cuts toll by up to 50% on national highways with bridges, tunnels
The government has reduced the toll rates up to 50 per cent for the sections of National Highways that have structures like tunnels, bridges, flyovers or elevated stretches, a move which will lower travelling cost for motorists. User charges at fee plazas on National Highways are collected as per NH Fee Rules, 2008. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made amendment to 2008 rules and notified a new method or formula for calculating toll charges. "The rate of fee for use of a section of national highway comprising of structure or structures shall be calculated by adding ten times the length of structure or structures to the length of the section of national highway excluding the length of structure or structures, or five times the total length of section of national highway, whichever is lesser," said the notification dated July 2, 2025. 'Structure' means an independent bridge, tunnel or flyover or elevated highway. To explain the new toll charges, the ministry has cited examples. In one of the examples, it said that if a section of a national highway has a total length of 40 kilometers, comprising of structure alone, the minimum length shall be computed: '10 x 40 (ten times length of structure) = 400 kilometers or five times the total length of section of a national highway = 5 x 40 = 200 kilometers'. "User fee shall be calculated on the lesser length i.e. for 200 kilometers" and not 400 kilometers. In this case the user charge is only on half (50 per cent) of the road length. According the extant rules, users pay ten times the regular toll for every kilometre of structure on national highways. A senior official of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said the existing toll calculation method was meant to offset higher construction cost associated with such infrastructure. The revised notfication issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways reduces the toll rate for stretches such as flyovers, underpasses and tunnels up to 50 per cent, the official said.
Time of India
26-06-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Govt to cut by half toll rates for highways with more than 50% structures
NEW DELHI: In a decision that will benefit users of highways and bypasses that have structures — flyovers, underpasses and tunnels – accounting for more than 50% of their length, the toll rate for such stretches (with structures) will be halved and capped at five times the normal toll. Till now, the toll for stretches with structures was 10 times the normal toll. The road transport ministry has given the go-ahead for the change, which will be notified in the next couple of days. The new norm will bring relief to commuters using highway stretches linking two neighbouring cities, Ring roads and bypasses built by Central govt in urban areas, which usually have more such structures, as is the case with Dwarka Expressway in Delhi. As per current NH Fee Rules, the toll charge for every km of elevated stretch or tunnel is 10 times the user fee collected for a km of regular highway stretch. The formula is applied to recover the costs incurred to build elevated stretches and tunnels, which are more capital-intensive compared to regular highway sections. Citing an example, an official said a one-way car trip on the 28.5-km Dwarka Expressway having 21 km of structures will cost Rs 317 as per the present norm — Rs 306 for the structures portion and Rs 11 for the remaining 7 km -- but this will go down to around Rs 153, less than half, when the new norm is applied. While officials said that the change in rule may not have a huge impact on car users who opt for the Annual toll pass scheme for private cars that the govt will be implementing, it will benefit commercial and heavy vehicles.
