Publication of user fee notification

5724 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3499 ] NEW D ELHI, FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 6, 2024/BHADRA 15, 1946 CG-DL-E-06092024-256964 (1) (2) का 100 % 1 112.278 112.466 फ्लाईओवर 0.188 2 116.386 116.574 फ्लाईओवर 0.188 3 119.392 119.567 फ्लाईओवर 0.175 4 122.148 122.323 फ्लाईओवर 0.175 5 125.797 125.965 फ्लाईओवर 0.168 6 130.064 130.233 फ्लाईओवर 0.169 7 140.283 140.408 फ्लाईओवर 0.125 8 153.609 153.784 फ्लाईओवर 0.175 9 168.540 168.715 फ्लाईओवर 0.175 10 181.515 181.640 फ्लाईओवर 0.125 11 191.048 191.216 फ्लाईओवर 0.168 12 110.410 110.471 बड़ा पुल 0.061 13 130.726 130.787 बड़ा पुल 0.061 14 139.817 140.038 बड़ा पुल 0.221 15 144.685 144.746 बड़ा पुल 0.061 16 114.150 114.216 वीयूपी 0.066 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th September , 2024 S.O. 3829 (E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transpo rt and Highways number S.O. No. 78 (E) dated 4th February 1999 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 381.600 (Ahmedabad – Gujarat/Ma harashtra Border Section) of National Highway No. 48 (old NH -8) in the State of Gujarat 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 Nation al 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 “said Rules”) and in supersession of the notification bearing No. S.O 942 (E) dated 9th April 2009, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the base rate specified in column (2) in Table 1 (hereinafter referred to as “base rate”) for net road section length of 80.999 Km and for equivalent structure length of (having length more than 60m) of 23.01 Km (having length of 2.301Km) on type of vehicle specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for use of the four/six lane sections of Vadodara -Bharuch section from design km 108.700 to km 192.000 (existing chainage km 108.700 to km 192.000) of National Highway number 48 (old Nh -8) in the State of Gujarat 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 200 7-08 (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 Eq uipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) 3.45 Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20 1. The fee levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Fee Plaza(s) for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza(s): TABLE 2 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At km 157.750, design chainage (at km. 157.750 existing chainage) near village Bharthana - Karjan in Vadodara district of NH -48 80.999 [Excluding length of structures (>60m)] 100% for four or more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for following structures having length more than 60 m 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 equalisation factor of 10 : - TABLE 3 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 157.750, design chainage (at km. 157.750 existing chainage) near village Bharthana - Karjan in Vadodara district of NH-48 2.301^ 23.01 100% for four or more lanes, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above ^The details are as under: - Sl. No. Chainage Type of Structure Length (in Kilometer) From Km To Km 1 112.278 112.466 Flyover 0.188 2 116.386 116.574 Flyover 0.188 3 119.392 119.567 Flyover 0.175 4 122.148 122.323 Flyover 0.175 5 125.797 125.965 Flyover 0.168 6 130.064 130.233 Flyover 0.169 7 140.283 140.408 Flyover 0.125 8 153.609 153.784 Flyover 0.175 9 168.540 168.715 Flyover 0.175 10 181.515 181.640 Flyover 0.125 11 191.048 191.216 Flyover 0.168 12 110.410 110.471 Major Bridge 0.061 13 130.726 130.787 Major Bridge 0.061 14 139.817 140.038 Major Bridge 0.221 15 144.685 144.746 Major Bridge 0.061 16 114.150 114.216 VUP 0.066 Total 2.301 3. The rate of monthly pass f or 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 and 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 journeys allowed Period of validity One and half tim es 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 5. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under Nationa l 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 pers on 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 i n 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 l oad, 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 rules 12 of the said rules. 9. 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 sect ion 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. 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees. 237.38 Cr. The capital c ost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. NHAI/13013/CO/Vadodara -Bharuch/Revised/FeeNoti fication/Partfile -1/2023/E -234436] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy . 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