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Levies toll fees for usage of the Fardapur-Jalgaon section of National Highway 753F in Maharashtra, effective in fiscal year 2024-25.

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This notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, announces the levy of toll fees on the four-lane Fardapur-Jalgaon section of National Highway 753F in Maharashtra. This action is taken under Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956, and the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008. The toll rates are based on vehicle type as per Table-1, using base rates from 2007-08, and are applicable at 100% for four or more lanes. Table-2 specifies a net road length of 47.367 km for toll collection, excluding structures over 60m, and Table-3 details equivalent lengths for structures like major bridges (totaling 0.353 km). Monthly passes at ₹340 are available for non-commercial vehicles registered locally. Overloaded vehicles are subject to penalties and restrictions until the excess load is removed. The estimated project capital cost is ₹637.38 crore.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-05042025-262311 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1601] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025/CHAITRA 14, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd April, 2025 S.O. 1622(E).- Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways S.O. 5420(E) dated 13th December 2024, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of NH- 753F [excluding Aurangabad- Newasa- Ghodegaon- Ahmendnagar- Shirur section and excluding Pune- Shirur section] in the state of Maharashtra to the State Government of Maharashtra; 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 length of 47.367 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 3.53 km (having length of 0.353 km, Table-3) on the type of vehicle specified column (1) of Table-1 below for four lane of Fardapur-Jalgaon section from Km 99.660 to Km 147.380 of National Highway number 753F in the State of Maharashtra and authorizes 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| 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 | Rate at which fee is payable | | | which Fee is payable | | +=========================================+=======================================+==============================+ | At design chainage Km.125+300 Village-Neri| 47.367 Km | 100% for four lane or more | | (Bk.),Taluka, Jamner, District-Jalgaon in| [Excluding length of | lane, of the | | the State of | structures (>60m)] | base rates mentioned in | | Maharashtra | | Table-1 above | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+------------------------------+ 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 (chainage) | Length of structures (in | Equivalent | Rate at which fee is | | | km) to be converted into | road length (in | payable | | | equivalent road length | km) | | +=========================================+=======================================+===========================+==============================+ | At design chainage Km.125/300 | 0.353^ | 3.53 | 100% for four lane or | | Village-Neri (Bk.),Taluka, Jamner, | | | more, of the base rates | | District-Jalgaon in the State of | | | mentioned in Table-1 | | Maharashtra | | | above | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+ ^The details are as under: +-------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Sr.No.| From design km | To design km | Type of structure | Length (in Km) | +=======+=================+================+=================+================+ | 1 | 99+790 | 99+887 | Major Bridge | 0.0976 | +-------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+ | 2 | 110+857 | 110+973 | Major Bridge | 0.1155 | +-------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+ | 3 | 126+790 | 126+930 | Major Bridge | 0.1404 | +-------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+ | | | | Total | 0.353 | +-------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+ 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 kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs 340/- (Rupees Three Hundred Forty only) for the year 2024-25 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 way| Two | Twenty four hours from the time | | journey | | of payment | +---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee payable for fifty| Fifty | One month from date of payment | | single journeys | | | +---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ 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 637.38 crore. [The capital cost is subject to variation 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/P-1120/2016-17/toll/E-247861] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt.Secy.

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