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The Central Government levies fee rates for using the Patradevi to Zuari Bridge Package-3 section of National Highway number 66 (Old NH 17) in the State of Goa, authorizing the National Highways Authority of India to collect the fee.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through notification S.O. 2383(E) dated May 30, 2025, levies fees under section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. This fee is for the use of the four lane or above section of National Highway number 66 (Old NH 17), specifically the Patradevi to Zuari Bridge Package-3 section from Chainage Km 475.000 to Km 535.600 (Excluding Km. 508.000 to Km. 513.150) in the State of Goa. The notification references previous entrustment notifications S.O. No. 1096(E) dated 04.08.2005 and S.O. No. 2793(E) dated 16.09.2013 issued under section 5 of the National Highways Authority Act, 1956, entrusting this section to the State Government of Goa. Fees are levied based on vehicle type (rates provided in Table 1 per km for base year 2007-08) for a net road section length of 46.812 km and an equivalent structures length of 86.38 km (representing 8.638 km of structures longer than 60m). The fee is due and payable at the Fee Plaza located at Km 476.500 of NH-66 near Torxem Village in North Goa District, Goa, at 100% of the base rates for four or more lane sections. A monthly pass for local non-commercial vehicles residing within a distance of twenty kilometers from the fee plaza is fixed at Rs. 350/- for the year 2025-26, subject to annual revision as per the rules. Provisions are also made for multiple journey passes (e.g., one and one-half times the one-way fee for two journeys within twenty-four hours, two-third of fifty single journeys fee for fifty journeys within one month), reduced fees (50%) for commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza falls if no service or alternative road is available, and fees for overloaded vehicles as per Rule 10(1A) of the said rules. The National Highways Authority of India is authorized to collect the fee, calculate actual amounts and discounts based on completed section length, and revise rates annually in accordance with rule 5 of the rules, publishing them in English and vernacular newspapers. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 5005.56 crore, subject to variations due to pending activities like Land Acquisition, Utility Shifting, and Tree Cutting, with NHAI maintaining a record of capital cost recovery through user fees realised.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-02062025-263526 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2328] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025/JYAISTHA 9, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th May, 2025 S.O. 2383(E).-Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, number S.O. No. 1096(E) dated 04.08.2005 and S.O. No. 2793(E) dated 16.09.2013 issued under section 5 of the National Highways Authority Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the National Highway No. 66 (Old NH-17) situated within the State of Goa to the State Government of Goa; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the "rules"), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 46.812 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structures length (having length more than 60m) of 86.38 km (having length of 8.638 km [Table-3]) for the use of four lane or above section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Patradevi to Zuari Bridge Package-3 section from Chainage Km 475.000 to Km 535.600 (Excluding Km. 508.000 to Km. 513.150) of National Highway number 66 (Old NH 17) in the State of Goa and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely: Table-1 +-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Type of vehicle | Base rate of fee per km for the base | | | year 2007-08 (in Rupees) | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | (1) | (2) | +===================================================================+================+ | Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle | 0.65 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Mini Bus | 1.05 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Bus or Truck (Two Axles) | 2.20 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Three-axle commercial vehicles | 2.40 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment (EME) | 3.45 | | or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) | 4.20 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ 1. The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza(s) namely: Table-2 +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for | Rate at which fee is payable | | | which Fee is payable | | +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Km 476.500 of NH-66 (Old NH-17) near | 46.812 km | 100% for four or more lane, of the base | | Torxem Village in North Goa District of Goa | [excluding length of | rates mentioned in Table-1 above | | | Structures (>60m)] | | +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following structures having length more than 60m at the following Fee Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10: Table-3 +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza | Length of structures* (in km) | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is payable | | (Chainage) | to be converted into | length (in km) | | | | equivalent road length | | | +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Km 476.500 of NH-66 (Old NH-17) near Torxem Village in | 8.638 | 86.38 | 100% for four or more lane, | | North Goa District of Goa | | | of the base rates mentioned in | | | | | Table-1 above | +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ *The details are as under: +--------+---------+---------+-----------------------------------+--------------+ | Sr. No. | Chainage| | Type of Structure | Length (in km)| | | From Km | To Km | | | +--------+---------+---------+-----------------------------------+--------------+ | 1 | 481.010 | 481.085 | Major Bridge | 0.075 | +--------+---------+---------+-----------------------------------+--------------+ | 2 | 496.299 | 496.551 | Major Bridge | 0.252 | +--------+---------+---------+-----------------------------------+--------------+ | 3 | 513.450 | 514.950 | Elevated Corridor & Major bridge | 1.500 | +--------+---------+---------+-----------------------------------+--------------+ | 4 | 525.205 | 527.112 | Elevated Corridor | 1.907 | +--------+---------+---------+-----------------------------------+--------------+ | 5 | 530.030 | 530.850 | Elevated Corridor | 0.820 | +--------+---------+---------+-----------------------------------+--------------+ | 6 | 530.850 | 531.294 | Viaduct | 0.444 | +--------+---------+---------+-----------------------------------+--------------+ | 7 | 531.294 | 531.934 | Major Bridge | 0.640 | +--------+---------+---------+-----------------------------------+--------------+ | 8 | 531.934 | 534.934 | Elevated Corridor | 3.000 | +--------+---------+---------+-----------------------------------+--------------+ Total Structure Length > 60m 8.638 3. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purposes and resides within a distance of twenty kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs. 350/- (Rupees Three Hundred and Fifty only) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 4. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: Table-4 +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one way | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | One and one-half times of the fee for one | Two | Twenty four hours from the | | way journey | | time of payment | +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee payable for| Fifty | One month from the date of | | fifty single journeys | | payment | +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 5. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under National permit) registered in the district where the fee plaza falls shall be 50% of the specified rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles. 6. The driver or owner or a person in charge of a mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category, shall be liable to pay fee for entering the overloaded vehicle on the National Highway to the fee collecting agency, equal to the fee specified in sub-rule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules, and shall not be entitled to make use of the highway section unless the excess load has been removed from such mechanical vehicle. 7. All definitions including category of mechanical vehicles, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicles, service road, alternative road, etc. shall be as per definitions specified in the said rules. 8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 9. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometer for the base year 2007-08 as mentioned in Table-1 above, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the National Highways Authority of India on the basis of the completed length of the section and revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and the same shall be published in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular language. 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 5005.56 crore. The capital cost is subject to variations as the activities of Land Acquisition, Utility Shifting, Tree Cutting, etc. are yet to be completed. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. RO/MUM/GOA/TOLL/2023-24/E-225604] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy.

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