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The Central Government hereby levies and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect a fee for the use of the 4-lane Bhiwani-Hansi Section of National Highway number 148B in the State of Haryana, along with additional fees for specific bypasses and structures.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through S.O. 31(E) dated January 2, 2026, has levied a fee for the use of the 4-lane Bhiwani-Hansi Section from km. (-) 0+464 to km. 40.880 (total length 41.344 Km) of National Highway 148B in Haryana. This action is taken 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, following the entrustment of the stretch from km. 126.000 to km. 227.000 of Bhiwani-Hansi-Punjab border of NH 148B to the National Highways Authority of India via S.O. No. 1457(E) dated May 9, 2017, under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988). The fee includes a base rate (from Table 1) for a net road section length of 17.86 Km, one and one half times the base rate for bypasses totaling 23.206 km (Bhiwani Bypass: 10.565 km, Rs. 217.11 Cr; Bawani Khera Bypass: 6.340 km, Rs. 113.75 Cr; Hansi Bypass: 6.301 km, Rs. 128.32 Cr), and fees for structures longer than 60m (0.278 km actual length, equivalent to 2.78 km of highway). Fees are payable at the Fee Plaza at Km. 28.350 of NH-148B near village Bawani Khera in Bhiwani district. A monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles within 20 km of the plaza is Rs. 340 for 2025-26. Multiple journey passes are available, offering two journeys within 24 hours at 1.5 times the one-way fee, or fifty journeys within one month at two-thirds the amount for fifty single journeys. Commercial vehicles registered in the district (without alternative road) pay 50% of the specified rate. Overloaded vehicles are liable to pay a fee per sub-rule 1A of rule 10 and must remove excess load. Vehicles without a valid functional FAStag will be levied a fee equal to two times the applicable rate. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 2056.90 Crores, and the Authority will maintain records of capital cost recovery through user fees. Fee rates will be displayed per Rule 12 and revised annually per Rule 5, published in English and vernacular newspapers.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-05012026-269101 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 30] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2026/PAUSHA 13, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd January, 2026 S.O. 31(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways S.O. No. 1457(E) dated 09.05.2017 issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from km. 126.000 to km. 227.000 of Bhiwani-Hansi-Punjab border of NH 148B in the State of Haryana to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority"); 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 and amended from time to time (hereinafter referred to as the "rules"), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 (hereinafter referred to as “base rate") for net road section length of 17.86 Km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure (having length more than 60 m) of 2.78 km (having length of 0.278 km [Table-4]) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 23.206 km [Table-3] costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of 4 lane of Bhiwani-Hansi Section from km. (-) 0+464 to km. 40.880 (total length 41.344 Km) of National Highway number 148 B in the State of Haryana and authorises the Authority 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 | 3.45 | | (EME) 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 Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at which fee is payable | | | payable | | +=======================================================================================================+============================================================+====================================================================+ | At Km. 28.350 of NH-148B near village Bawani Khera in Bhiwani district of state of Haryana | 17.86 Km | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rate mentioned in Table-1 above | | | [excluding 0.278 Km length of structure (>60m) & 23.206 Km of by passes] | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs. 10 crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza:- Table 3 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Name of the Bypass | Taking Off | Merging at | Length and Cost of bypass for which additional fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable | | | | | | | | | | | | | Length excl structure > 60 m (in Km.) | Cost (in Rs. Crore) | | +=====================================================================================================+=================================+=====================+========================+=======================================+=====================+=====================================================+ | At Km. 28.350 of NH-148B near village Bawani Khera in Bhiwani district of state of Haryana | Bhiwani Bypass of NH-148B | Design km (-)0.464 | Design Km 10+300 | 10.565 | 217.11 | 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above. | | | Bawani Khera Bypass of NH-148B | Design km 20+880 | Design Km 27+220 | 6.340 | 113.75 | | | | Hansi Bypass of NH-148B | Design km 34+500 | Design Km 40+880 | 6.301 | 128.32 | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------+---------------------------------------+=====================+=====================================================+ 3. 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-4 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length of structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road length | Equivalent road length (in km) | Rate at which fee is payable | +=====================================================================================================+=============================================================================================+=====================================+====================================================================+ | At Km. 28.350 of NH-148B near village Bawani Khera in Bhiwani district of state of Haryana | 0.278 Km | 2.78 Km | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rate mentioned in Table-1 above. | | | *Details of structures having length more than 60m is as under: | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ *Details of structures having length more than 60m is as under: +---------------------+--------+-------------------+----------------+------------------------------+ | Chainage | NH no. | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | Equivalent Road length in km | | From (Km) | To (Km) | | | | | +=====================+========+===================+================+==============================+ | -0+060 | 0+060 | NH-148B| VUP | 0.120 | 1.20 | +---------------------+--------+-------------------+----------------+------------------------------+ | 4+310 | 4+389 | NH-148B| ROB | 0.079 | 0.79 | +---------------------+--------+-------------------+----------------+------------------------------+ | 38+180 | 38+259 | NH-148B| ROB | 0.079 | 0.79 | +---------------------+--------+-------------------+----------------+------------------------------+ 4. 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 kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs. 340 (Rupees Three Hundred Forty only) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: - Table 5 +---------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one way journeys allowed | Period of validity | +===============================================================+==========================================+=====================================================+ | One and half times of the fee for one way journey | Two | Twenty-four hours from the time of payment | +---------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee payable for fifty single journeys. | Fifty | One month from date of payment | +---------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Vehicles with valid functional FAStag will be allowed on the highway. A fee equal to two times of the fee payable to that category will be levied from the vehicles who are not having valid functional FAStag, non- FAStag vehicles, low balance, Blacklisted FAStag etc. 9. 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. 10. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 11. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometre 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 Authority 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, each in English and vernacular language accordingly. 12. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 2056.90 Crores. The Capital Cost is subject to variation as the activities of Land Acquisition, Utility Shifting, Tree Cutting etc. are yet to be completed. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of Capital Cost through user fee realised. [F. No. PUNDIV-19/29/2025-PIU Bhiwani/E-259231] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.01.05 16:11:02 +05'30'

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