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Notification levying user fee on mechanical vehicles for the four-laned Ahmednagar Bypass section of National Highway No. 61 in Maharashtra under Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956.

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By S.O. 4540(E) dated 15th October 2024, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, referencing prior entrustment notifications S.O. 1055(E) dated 12.03.2020 and S.O. 3096(E) dated 22.09.2017 under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), and acting 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, levies a fee on mechanical vehicles for the four-lane Ahmednagar Bypass section of NH-61 (Km 0+000 to Km 40+600, in Maharashtra), covering a net road length of 11.04 km, an equivalent structure length of 3.50 km, and a 29.21 km bypass costing over Rs. 10 crore charged at one and a half times the base rate, and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect the fee itself or through a contractor, with a non-commercial resident monthly pass rate of Rs. 340 for 2024-25 subject to annual revision.

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**REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99** **The Gazette of India** **CG-DL-E-18102024-258035** **EXTRAORDINARY** **PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)** **PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY** **No. 4176]** **NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024/ASVINA 24, 1946** **6733 GI/2024** **MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS** **NOTIFICATION** **New Delhi, the 15th October, 2024** **S.O. 4540E).-Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of** **Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1055(E) dated 12.03.2020 and 3096(E) dated** **22.09.2017 issued under Section 11 of National Highways Authority Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the** **Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Km 0+000 to Km 40+600 of NH-61 (Existing** **Km. 163+400 of Sinner – Shirdi- Ahmednagar (NH- 160) road to km 228+700 of NH-222 (NH-61))** **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 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 on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road** **section length of 11.04 km (Table-2) and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60** **m) of 3.50 km (having length of 0.35 km) (Table-4) and at one and one half times the base rate for** **bypass having length of 29.21 km (Table-3) costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles** **specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for four lane of Ahmednagar Bypass section of NH-61** **from km 0+000 to km 40+600 [Existing Km 163+400 of Sinner – Shirdi- Ahmednagar (NH- 160)** **road to km 228+700 of NH-222] in the State of Maharashtra and authorises the Authority to collect,** **either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, as under:-** **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, at the base** **rate mentioned in Table 1 above, for the distance specified for such Fee Plaza(s), namely: -** **Table 2** **+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+** **| Location of Fee Plaza | Length (in km) for which | Rate at which fee is payable |** **| (chainage) | Fee is payable | | **+===================================+================================================================================================================================================+======================================+ **| | 11.04 | |** **| At Km 11.650 (Existing | [Excluding length of | 100% for four or more lane, | **| Km 11.669) of NH-61 in | Bypass (costing > 10 Cr.) | of the base rates mentioned | **| Ahmednagar District of | and length of Structures | in Table-1 above | **| Maharashtra | (>60m) ] | |** **+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+** **2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following** **bypass(es) at the following Fee Plaza(s) at one and half times of the base rate mentioned in Table 1** **above for the length of bypass(es) specified for such Fee Plaza(s) :** **Table 3** **+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+** **| Location of Fee | Name of | Taking Off | Merging at | Length and Cost of | Rate at which |** **| Plaza | the Bypass | | | bypass for which | fee is payable |** **| (chainage) | | | | additional fee is | | **| | | | | payable | | **+===================================+===================================+===================================+===================================+==============================================+==============================================+** **| At Km 11.650 (Existing Km | Ahmednagar Bypass | Design n km 10.584 | Design km 40.060 | Length (in Km.) 29.21 Cost (in | 150% for four or more lane, of the | **| 11.669) 11.650 of NH-61 in | of NH – 61 | | | Rs. Crore) 514.44 | base rates mentioned in Table-1 above | **| Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra| | | | | | **+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+** **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 60 m at the following Fee plaza(s), by converting the length of** **structures into an equipment length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an** **equalisation factor of 10: -** **Table 4** **+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+** **| Location of Fee Plaza | Length of | Equivalent | Rate at which fee is |** **| (chainage) | structures (in | road length | payable) |** **| | km) to be | (in km) | | **| | converted into | | | **| | equivalent road | | | **| | length | | | ****+===================================+============================================+=============================+=============================================================+** **| At Km 11.650 (Existing | | | 100% for four or |** **| Km 11.669) 11.650 of | 0.350^ | 3.50 | more lane, of the | **| NH-61 in Ahmednagar | | | base rates mentioned | **| District of Maharashtra | | | in Table-1 above |** **+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+** **| Total Length | 0.350 | 3.50 | |** **+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+** **^The details of structures (> 60 m length) are as under : -** **+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+** **| S.NO. | Start Chainage (at | End Chainage (at | Type and Name of | Total |** **| | km) | km) | the Structure | length |** **| | | | | (In Km) |** **+=======+==========================+========================+==========================+====================+** **| i | 9.216 | 9.300 | ROB | 0.084 |** **+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+** **| ii | 21.558 | 21.644 | ROB | 0.086 |** **+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+** **| 111 | 31.228 | 31.408 | ROB | 0.180 |** **+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+** **| Total Structure | 0.350 | | 0.350 |** **| 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.** **340.000 (Rupees Three Hundred and Forty only) for the year 2024-2025 and is subject to revision** **every year as per the provisions of the said rules.** **5. For multiple journey 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 | Two | Twenty four hours from |** **| for one way journey | | the time of payment |** **+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+** **| Two-third of amount of the | Fifty | One month from date of |** **| fee payable for fifty single | | payment | **| journeys or more | | |** **+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+--------------------+** **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 fees specified in sub-rule** **1A of rule 10 of 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 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 Rupees 1069.83 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. NHAI/PIU/A'nagar/Bypass/DraftTollFeeNotification/E-236231]** **KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. 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: 2024.10.18 14:37:18 +05'30'**

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