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The Central Government hereby levies user fees for the use of the four or more lane Addahole to Bantwal section of National Highway No. NH-75 (old NH-48) in the State of Karnataka.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 656(E) dated January 27, 2026, has levied a fee for the use of the Addahole to Bantwal section of National Highway No. NH-75 (old NH-48) in Karnataka. 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. This section covers design kilometer 255+140 to km 318+755 (existing km 263+000 to km 328+000), including a 6-lane Flyover at Kalladka Town (Km. 311+040 - km. 314+080). The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is authorized to collect this fee. The fee rates, specified in Table 1 for the base year 2007-08, range from Rs. 0.65/Km for Cars to Rs. 4.20/Km for Oversized Vehicles, applicable for a net road section length of 60.6544 km and an equivalent structure length of 29.606 km (derived from 2.9606 km of structures over 60m). Fees are payable at the Fee Plaza located at Km 284+190 near Vallal Village in Dakshina Kannada District. A monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles residing within 20 km of the toll plaza is set at Rs. 340/- for 2025-2026, subject to annual revision. Discounts are provided for multiple journeys and for commercial vehicles registered in the district under specific conditions. Overloaded vehicles are liable to pay a fee as per Rule 10, sub-rule 1A. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 2210.27 Crore, and the Authority will maintain records of capital cost recovery through user fees. Fee rates will be displayed as per Rule 12 and revised annually according to Rule 5 of the said rules, with publication in English and vernacular newspapers.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-10022026-269990 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 622] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2026/MAGHA 17, 1947 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th January, 2026 S.O. 656(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, number S.O.2333 (E), dated the 8th July, 2016 issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of NH - 48 (New NH-75), Bangalore to Managlore Section from Km 189.500 to Km 237.000 and from Km 263.000 to Km 328.000 in the State of Karnataka to the National Highways Authority of India (herein after 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 subsequent amendments (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 60.6544 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 29.606 km of structure (having length 2.9606 km [Table-3]) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 belowfor use of four or more lane of Addahole to Bantwal section from design kilometer 255+140 to km 318+755 (existing km 263+000 to km 328+000) including 6-lane Flyover at Kalladka Town in Km. 311+040 - km. 314+080 on National Highway No. NH-75 (old NH-48) in the state of Karnataka 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 | 1.05 | | Vehicle or Mini Bus | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | 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 here under 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 | Rate at which fee is payable | | | is payable | | +==========================================================================================+================================================+=============================================================+ | At Km 284+190 near Vallal Village in | 60.6544 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base | | Dakshina Kannada District in the State | (Excluding length of Structures | rates mentioned in Table 1 above | | Karnataka | >60m) | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ 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, 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) | Equivalent | Rate at which fee is | | | to be converted into | length (in km) | payable | | | equivalent road length. | | | +=====================================+=====================================+=============================+=============================================================+ | At Km 284+190 near Vallal Village | 2.9606 | 29.606 | 100% for four or more | | in Dakshina Kannada District in the | | | lane, of the base rates | | State Karnataka | | | mentioned in Table 1 | | | | | above | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ *The details of structures having length more than 60m are as under:- +-------+----------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ | Sl No | Chainage | | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | | +----------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ | | From | To | | | +=======+==========+==========+=======================+================+ | 1 | 257+392 | 257+467 | Elephant Under Pass | 0.075 | +-------+----------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ | 2 | 266+923 | 266+998 | Elephant Under Pass | 0.075 | +-------+----------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ | 3 | 269+880 | 269+955 | Elephant Under Pass | 0.075 | +-------+----------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ | 4 | 317+695 | 318+081 | Major Bridge | 0.386 | +-------+----------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ | 5 | 292+562 | 292+752 | Major Bridge | 0.190 | +-------+----------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ | 6 | 311+555 | 313+715 | Flyover | 2.160 | +-------+----------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ | Total Structure Length which are >60m | 2.961 | +------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ 3. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purpose and resides within a distance of twenty kilometers from the toll plaza is Rs. 340/- (Rupees Three Hundred and Forty only) for the year 2025-2026 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of said Fee 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 | Two | Twenty-four hours from the time of | | one way journey | | payment | +-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee | Fifty | One month from the date of payment | | payable for fifty 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. THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] 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 kilometer for the base year 2007-2008 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. 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 2210.27 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 Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. PROJ-11016(83)/13/2024-PIU Mangalore/E-247670] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Joint 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: 2026.02.10 13:56:49 +05'30'

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