Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-05062024-254570 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2097] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2024/JYAISHTHA 15, 1946 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 4th June, 2024 S.O. 2199(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 4200(E), dated the 11th October, 2021 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 0.000 to km 80.390 Ahmednagar - Ghogargaon- Ahmednagar/Solapur District border Section of NH-561A in the state of Maharashtra 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 Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with rule 3 of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rule, 2008 (herein referred to as the "rules"), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at 100% of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 67.546 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 3.470 Km (having length of 0.347 km) and one and half times the base rates for bypasses length of 12.497 km (costing rupees ten crore or more) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of four lane of Ahmednagar - Ghogargaon- Ahmednagar/Solapur District Border section of NH-561A section from design Km 0.000 to Km 80.390 NH – 561A in the State of Maharashtra and authorises the Authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:- +-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Table-1 | Base rate of fee per km for the | | | base year 2007-08 | | Type of vehicle | (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 | 3.45 | | Equipment (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 namely:- +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ | Table-2 | | | | Location of Fee Plaza | Length (in km) for which fee is | Rate at which fee is payable | | (Chainage) | payable | | +=============================================================+=============================================+=============================================+ | At design Km 34.200 of NH-561A near Banpimpri Village in | 67.546 | 100% for four or more lane, of the | | Ahmednagar District in the State of Maharashtra | [Excluding length of Bypass (costing>10 | base rates mentioned in Table-1 | | | Cr.) and length of structures (>60m)] | above | +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall 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 | Name of the | Taking Off | Merging at | Length* (in | Cost (in Rs. | Rate at which fee is payable | | (Chainage) | Bypass | | | Km.) | Crore) | | +=============================================================+=======================+===================================+===================================+=======================+=======================+=============================================+ | At design Km 34.200 of NH-561A near Banpimpri Village in | Rui Chattisi | Design Chainage | Design Chainage | 3.210 | 45.296 | 150% for four or more lane, | | Ahmednagar District in the State of Maharashtra | | 21.950 (Existing) | 25.160 (Existing) | | | of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above| | | Ghogargaon | Chainage 21.958) | Chainage 25.000) | 2.300 | 32.455 | | | | | Design Chainage | Design Chainage | | | | | | | 35.100 (Existing | 37.400 (Existing | | | | | | | Chainage 34.921) | Chainage 37.269) | | | | | | Mirajgaon | Design Chainage | Design Chainage | 4.617 | 72.455 | | | | | 49.300 (Existing | 54.000 (Existing | | | | | | | Chainage 49.168) | Chainage 54.360) | | | | | | Mahijalgaon | Design Chainage | Design Chainage | 2.370 | 36.530 | | | | | 62.760 (Existing | 65.130 (Existing | | | | | | | Chainage 63.120) | Chainage 65.327) | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+ | | Total Length | | | 12.497 | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+ *length of bypass excluding structure having length >60 meter. 3. In addition to above, the following fee shall be due and payable for the use of the following structures having length more than 60m at the following Fee Plaza, by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalization factor of 10:- +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ | Table 4 | Length of structures (in km) to | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is payable | | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | be converted into | length (in km) | | | | equivalent road length | | | +=============================================================+=============================================+=============================================+=============================================+ | At design Km 34.200 of NH-561A near Banpimpri Village in | 0.347 | 3.47 | 100% for four or more lane, of | | Ahmednagar District in the State of Maharashtra | | | the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above | +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ ^The details are as under: - +-------+-----------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | S.NO. | Start Chainage (at km) | End Chainage (at km) | Type and Name of the | Total length ( | | | | | Structure | in Km) | +=======+=============================+===========================+===================================+===================================+ | i | 8.864 | 8.936 | ROB | 0.072 | | ii | 13.177 | 13.303 | Major bridge | 0.126 | | Iii | 42.628 | 42.694 | Major bridge | 0.066 | | iv | 52.158 | 52.241 | Major bridge | 0.083 | +-------+-----------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Total Structure Length which | | | 0.347 | | are > 60m | | | | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 4. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purposes and resides within a distance to twenty kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs.340.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Forty Only) for the year 2024-25 and is subject to revision every year as per the provision of the said rules. 5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:- +-----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ | Table-5 | Maximum number of one | Period of validity | | Amount Payable | way journeys allowed | | +===========================================================+=============================================+=============================================+ | One and one-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 | Fifty | One month from date of payment | | journeys | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ 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 prescribed 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. 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. 9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 12 of the said Rules. 10. Based on the Base rate of fee per km 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 in English and vernacular language. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is rupees 2323.12 Cr. 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. NHAI/PIU/A'nagar/NH-561-A/DraftTollFeeNotification/E-233054] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy. 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