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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-09012026-269220
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 104]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th January, 2026
S.O. 114(E).- Whereas by notification of the government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways numbers S.O. 4143(E) dated the 19th November, 2019 and S.O.1507(E), dated the 12th May, 2020,
issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central
Government has entrusted the stretch from Kilometer 230.400 to Kilometer 258.800 (Vengalam junction to
Ramanattukara junction section) of National Highway No.17 (New NH-66) and the remaining partial stretches of
Karnataka/Kerala border- Kasaragod- Kannur- Ponnani- Edappalli section from Km. 258.800 to Km. 438.827 of
National Highway No.17 (New NH-66) in the state of Kerala respectively 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
(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 90.078 Km [Table -2] and for equivalent structure length (having
length more than 60m) of 96.59 Km (having length of 9.659 Km [Table 4]) and at one and half times the base
rate for bypasses having length of 5.695 km [Table 3] costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles
specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for use of four or more lane of (Venglam Junction to Kappirikkad
section) from design kilometer 230.400 to design kilometer 335.850 (existing km 230.400 to existing km 349.260) of
National Highway 66 in the State of Kerala 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 fee per km for the base |
| | year 2007-08 (in |
| | Rupees) |
+=============================================================+=======================================+
| (1) | (2) |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| Car, Jeep, 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 axles 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 User Fee Plaza for net
road length specified for such User Fee Plaza namely :-
Table-2
+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Location of User Fee Plaza (Chainage) | Length (in Km) for which fee is payable | Rate at which fee is |
| | [Excluding length of bypass (costing | payable |
| | >10 Cr.) and length of Structures >60 m length)] | |
+=====================================================+=============================================================================================================+=====================================+
| At Km 250+300 (new NH Ch.228+561) | 50.129 Kms | 100% for four or more lane |
| of NH-66 (Near Olavanna Village in | | of the base rates mentioned |
| Kozhikode District) | | in Table-1 above |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| At Km 297+540 (new NH Ch.275+783) | 39.949 Kms | |
| of NH-66 (Near Vettichira Village in | | |
| Malappuram District) | | |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
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(s): -
Table-3
+----------------------------+-----------------+------------+------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Location | Name | Taking off | Merging | Length (in | Cost (in | Rate at which Fee is |
| (Chainage) | of the Bypass | At | At | Km.) | Rs.Crore) | payable |
+============================+=================+============+============+=======================+=======================+=====================================+
| | Kotakkal | 284.760 | 289.720 | 3.495 | 592.43 | 150 % for |
| | Bypass of NH 66 | | | (*Excluding Structures| Cr | four or more |
| | | | | >60 m length) | | lane of the |
| | | | | | | base rates |
| | | | | | | mentioned in |
| | | | | | | Table-1 above |
+----------------------------+-----------------+------------+------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
| At Km 297+540 (new NH Ch. | Valancherry | 300.400 | 304.580 | 2.200 | 409.38 Cr | 150 % for |
| 275+783 of NH-66 | Bypass of NH-66 | | | (*Excluding Structures| | four or more |
| (Near Vettichira Village | | | | >60 m length) | | lane of the |
| in Malappuram District) | | | | | | base rates |
| | | | | | | mentioned in |
| | | | | | | Table-1 above |
+----------------------------+-----------------+------------+------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
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 | Length of structures^ | Equivalent road | Rate at which Fee is |
| (Chainage) | (in Km) to be converted | into length (in Km) | payable |
| | equivalent road length | | |
+=====================================================+=================================================+===========================+=====================================+
| At Km 250+300 (new NH Ch. 228+561) | 4.213 | 42.13 | 100% for four or more |
| of NH-66 (near Olavanna Village | | | lane of the base rates |
| in | | | mentioned in Table-1 |
| Kozhikode District) | | | above |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| At Km 297+540 (new NH Ch. 275+783 | 5.446 | 54.46 | 100% for four or more |
| of NH-66 (near Vettichira Village | | | lane of the base rates |
| in Malappuram District) | | | mentioned in Table-1 |
| | | | above |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------+
^The details are as under: -
Structure having length more than 60m
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| S.No. | Location of Structure | (Chainage Km.) | Type of Structure | Length (Km.) |
+=======+==========================+==========================+======================================+================+
| 1 | 231.065 | 231.595 | 6 Lane Flyover | 0.530 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 2 | 232.594 | 233.078 | New 3 lane Bridge | 0.483 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 3 | 235.296 | 235.482 | New 3 lane Bridge | 0.185 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 4 | 235.790 | 236.330 | 6 Lane Flyover | 0.540 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 5 | 245.398 | 245.872 | New 3-lane Flyover+ Existing | 0.474 |
| | | | 2-lane Flyover | |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 6 | 247.880 | 248.570 | 6 Lane Flyover | 0.690 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 7 | 250.659 | 250.787 | New 3 lane Bridge | 0.129 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 8 | 251.615 | 251.945 | 6 Lane Flyover | 0.330 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 9 | 254.740 | 255.036 | New 3 lane Bridge | 0.297 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 10 | 258.095 | 258.535 | New 3-lane Flyover+ Existing 2-land | 0.440 |
| | | | Flyover | |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 11 | 277.467 | 277.582 | New 3 lane Bridge + Existing 2 Lane | 0.115 |
| | | | Bridge | |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| | Total (For Fee Plaza at Km.250+300) | | 4.213 |
+=======+==========================+==========================+======================================+================+
| 1 | 284.94 | 285.51 | 6 Lane Viaduct | 0.570 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 2 | 285.97 | 286.06 | 6 Lane Flyover | 0.090 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 3 | 287.84 | 288.420 (LHS), | 6 Lane Viaduct | 0.805* |
| | | 288.870 (RHS) | | |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 4 | 295.76 | 296.05 | 6 Lane Viaduct | 0.290 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 5 | 296.92 | 297.01 | 6 Lane Flyover | 0.090 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 6 | 300.785 | 302.765 | 6 Lane Viaduct | 1.980 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 7 | 310.530 | 310.799 | 6 Lane ROB | 0.269 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 8 | 311.144 | 311.220 | 6 Lane Flyover | 0.076 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 9 | 311.720 | 312.097 | 6 Lane Major Bridge | 0.377 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 10 | 323.344 | 323.701 | 6 Lane Viaduct | 0.357 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 11 | 326.141 | 326.381 | 6 Lane Major Bridge | 0.240 |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| 12 | 328.950 (LHS), | 329.152 (LHS), | New 3 lane Bridge + Existing 2 Lane | 0.302* |
| | 328.932 (RHS) | 329.335(RHS) | Bridge | |
+-------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| | Total (For Fee Plaza at Km. 297.540) | | 5.446 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
*Avg length
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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs.340.00 (Rupees Three
Hundred and 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 | Period of validity |
| | way journeys allowed | |
+===============================================+=======================================+=======================================+
| One and 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 | Fifty | One time from date of payment |
| for fifty single 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 rules.
9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.
10. 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
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 Rs. 15,011.95 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. KRDIV-20018/10/2024-PIU Kozhikode/E-250205]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.