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The Central Government levies user fees at 125% of base rates for the use of the four or more lane section of National Expressway 7 (NE-7) Phase-1 (Pkg-1, Pkg-2 & Pkg-3) in the State of Karnataka, spanning Km (-)00.700 to Km 71.000, and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect these fees under the "Closed User Fee Collection System".

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 2712(E) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on June 16, 2025, formally levies user fees for a specific section of National Expressway 7 (NE-7) in Karnataka. Acting under Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) and Rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, the Central Government has set the fee at 125% of the base rates specified in Table 1 for the use of the four or more lane section of NE-7, Phase-1 (Pkg-1, Pkg-2 & Pkg-3), covering a length of 71.700 Km from Km (-)00.700 to Km 71.000. This section is part of NE-7, which was previously entrusted to the National Highways Authority of India (Authority) by notification S.O. 1030(E) dated March 8, 2022, under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988). The NE-7 project connects Hoskote in Karnataka through Andhra Pradesh to Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. The Authority is authorized to collect these fees via a "Closed User Fee Collection System" at four fee plazas located in Kolar District, Karnataka, namely Hedigenabele Village (Km 14+756/14+226), Agrahara Village (Km 24+131), Doddaru Karapanahalli & Krishnarajapura Village (Km 52+037), and Vengasandra & Sunderpalya Village (Km 68+620). Base rates for the year 2007-08 range from Rs. 0.65 per Km for cars to Rs. 4.20 per Km for oversized vehicles. An additional fee is levied for structures exceeding 60m in length, calculated by multiplying their length by an equalization factor of 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 8431.15 Cr. The notification also details provisions for multiple journey passes, fees for overloaded vehicles as per sub-rule 1A of Rule 10, display of rates under Rule 12, and annual revisions by the Authority in accordance with Rule 5.

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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20062025-263947 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2647] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025/JYAISTHA 27, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th June, 2025 S.O. 2712(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1030(E) dated 08.03.2022 issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the entire stretch of NE-7 (The expressway (under construction Green Field) starting from its junction with NH-75 & NH-207 near Hoskote connecting Malur, Bangarpet, Bethamangala in the state of Karnataka, Baireddypalle, Bangarupalem in the state of Andhra Pradesh, Gudipala, Walajahpet, Arakkonam, Kancheepuram and terminating at its junction with NH No. 48 near Sriperumbudur in the State of Tamil Nadu) falling in the States of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu 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 amended from time to time (herein after referred to as the "Rules"), the Central Government, hereby levies the fee at 125% of the rate specified in Column (2) of the Table 1 (here in after referred to as "base rate") net road section length as per distance matrix (Table-3) and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m, as per distance matrix, Table-5) on the type of vehicles specified in Column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of four or more lane section from Km (-)00.700 to Km 71.000 (length 71.700 Km) on Phase-1 (Pkg-1, Pkg-2 & Pkg-3) (along with 0.700 km approach towards NH 207 with interchange on NH-4 at Start Point of Bangalore to Bethamangala Section) of NE-7 in the State of Karnataka, which is part of Expressway notified as NE-7 vide S.O.No.1030(E) dated 08.03.2022 and authorises the Authority to collect the said fee under the "Closed User Fee Collection System", either through its officials or through a contractor, 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 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 (EME) | 3.45 | | 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 following Fee Plaza(s) for net road length specified between any two of such Fee Plazas: Table 2 +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Sl. | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage in | Length (in Km) for which fee is | Rate at which fee is payable | | No. | Km.) | payable (Excluding Structures >60m | | | | | length | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | 1 | Km 14+756 LHS Fee Plaza | | | | | Km 14+226 RHS Fee Plaza | | | | | Hedigenabele Village in Kolar District | | | | 2 | Km 24+131 | | | | | (Interchange -02 Fee Plaza) | | | | | on (Malur to Kolar Road) | As per the distance matrix at Table No. 3 | 125% of the base rates | | | Agrahara Village in Kolar District | below | Mentioned in Table No. - 1 | | 3 | Km 52+037 | | above. | | | (Interchange -03 Fee Plaza) | | | | | on (Bangarpet to Bethamangala Road- | | | | | SH-95) | | | | | Doddaru Karapanahalli & | | | | | Krishnarajapura Village in Kolar | | | | | District | | | | 4 | Km 68+620 | | | | | (Interchange -04 Fee Plaza) | | | | | on (Bethamangala to Venkatgirikota | | | | | Road-SH-95) | | | | | Vengasandra & Sunderpalya Village | | | | | in Kolar District | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ Table 3 Distance matrix for road length (Excluding length of structures >60 m) +-----+--------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+ | Sr. | From/To | Starting Point Km 0.000 | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | | No. | | (Fee plaza at Km 14.226 | Km 24.131 | Km 52.037 | Km 68.620 | +-----+--------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+ | 1 | Starting Point Km 0.000 (Fee | 0.000 | 24.770 | 52.128 | 67.414 | | | plaza at Km 14.756 | | | | | | 2 | Fee Plaza at Km 24.131 | 25.564 | 0.000 | 29.395 | 44.681 | | 3 | Fee Plaza at Km 52.037 | 51.849 | 29.166 | 0.000 | 19.858 | | 4 | Fee Plaza at Km 68.620 | 67.470 | 44.787 | 19.194 | 0.000 | +-----+--------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+ 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 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 equalization factor of 10: Table 4 +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | S.No.| Location of Fee Plaza | Length (in Km) for which fee is | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is | | | (chainage) | payable | length (in km) | payable | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Km 14+756 LHS Fee | | | | | | Plaza | | | | | | Km 14+226 RHS Fee | | | | | | Plaza | | | | | | Hedigenabele Village in | | | | | | Kolar District | | | | | 2 | Km 24+131 | As per the distance matrix for | 10 times of the | 125% of the base rates | | | (Interchange -02 Fee | structures > 60 m length at Table | distance as per col.3 | mentioned in Table No.- 1 | | | Plaza) | 5 below | | above. | | | on (Malur to Kolar Road) | | | | | | Agrahara Village in Kolar | | | | | | District | | | | | 3 | Km 52+037 | | | | | | (Interchange -03 Fee | | | | | | Plaza) | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ on (Bangarpet to Kolar Road-SH-95) Doddaru Karapanahalli Village in Kolar District Km 68+620 (Interchange -04 Fee Plaza) on (Bangarpet to Kolar Road-SH-95) Vengasandra Village in Kolar District Table 5 Distance matrix for road length of structures (> 60m length) between Fee Plazas +-----+--------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+ | Sr. | From/To | Starting Point Km 0.000 | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at Km | | No. | | (Fee plaza at Km 14.226 | Km 24.131 | Km 52.037 | 68.620 | +-----+--------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+ | 1 | Starting Point Km 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.9520 | 2.9437 | 2.9607 | | | (Fee plaza at Km 14.756 | | | | | | 2 | Fee Plaza at Km 24.131 | 1.0720 | 0.0000 | 1.9917 | 2.0087 | | 3 | Fee Plaza at Km 52.037 | 2.9437 | 2.1117 | 0.0000 | 0.4970 | | 4 | Fee Plaza at Km 68.620 | 3.2007 | 2.3687 | 0.7370 | 0.0000 | +-----+--------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+ 3. The details of structures having length more than 60m are as under: Table 5A +---------+--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Package | SL. | Type of | Start Chainage | End Chainage | Length of Structure | Equivalent Length (in | | | No. | Structure | Km | Km | (in Km) | Km) | +---------+--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | A | B | C | D | E | F=E-D | G = F x 10 | +---------+--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Project Start Chainage (-)00+700 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ KNT-01 Interchange (Ch.00+002) +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | 1 | VUP | -0.033 | 0.037 | 0.070 | 0.700 | | | 2 | MJB | 7.190 | 7.460 | 0.270 | 2.700 | | | 3 | MJB | 11.986 | 12.112 | 0.126 | 1.260 | | 1 | Toll Fee Plaza at Km.14+756 (MCW) at LHS and Km 14+226(MCW) at RHS | | | 4 | MJB | 17.085 | 17.445 | 0.360 | 3.600 | | | 5 | MJB | 21.210 | 21.336 | 0.126 | 1.260 | | | 6 | VOP | -0.060 | 0.060 | 0.120 | 1.200 | +---------+--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+ KNT-02 Interchange Fee Plaza (Ch.24+131) +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | 7 | MJB | 30.580 | 30.760 | 0.180 | 1.800 | | | 8 | MJB | 35.469 | 35.721 | 0.252 | 2.520 | | | 9 | MJB | 39.130 | 39.220 | 0.090 | 0.900 | | | 10 | MJB | 41.216 | 41.468 | 0.252 | 2.520 | | | 11 | ROB | 41.866 | 41.975 | 0.109 | 1.090 | | 2 | 12 | MJB | 44.188 | 44.292 | 0.104 | 1.040 | | | 13 | MJB+VUP | 45.825 | 45.990 | 0.165 | 1.650 | | | 14 | MJB | 47.441 | 47.591 | 0.150 | 1.500 | | | 15 | MJB | 49.668 | 50.118 | 0.450 | 4.500 | | | 16 | MJB | 0.323 | 0.563 | 0.240 | 2.400 | +---------+--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+ KNT-03 Interchange Fee Plaza (Ch.52+037) +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | 17 | VUP | 58.401 | 58.467 | 0.066 | 0.660 | | 3 | 18 | MJB | 61.033 | 61.099 | 0.066 | 0.660 | | | 19 | MJB | 63.958 | 64.083 | 0.125 | 1.250 | | | 20 | MJB | 67.890 | 68.040 | 0.150 | 1.500 | +---------+--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | 21 | VOP | 1.110 | 1.200 | 0.090 | 0.900 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ KNT-04 Interchange Fee Plaza (Ch.68+620) +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Total | 3.5607 | 35.607 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 4. The net effective length for which fee shall be due and payable is as under: Table 6 Distance matrix for total tollable road length (Including equivalent length of structures >60 m length i.e structure length x 10) +-----+--------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+ | Sr.No.| From/To | Starting Point Km 0.000 (Fee | Fee Plaza | Fee Plaza | Fee Plaza at | | | | plaza at Km14.226 | at | at | Km 68.620 | | | | | Km 24.131 | Km 52.037 | | +-----+--------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+ | 1 | Starting Point Km 0.000 (Fee | 0.000 | 34.290 | 81.565 | 97.021 | | | plaza at Km14.756 | | | | | | 2 | Fee Plaza at Km 24.131 | 36.284 | 0.000 | 49.311 | 64.767 | | 3 | Fee Plaza at Km 52.037 | 81.286 | 50.283 | 0.000 | 24.828 | | 4 | Fee Plaza at Km 68.620 | 99.477 | 68.474 | 26.564 | 0.000 | +-----+--------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+ 5. The various types of traffic moments for which the user Fee will be charged on the basis of actual distances travelled is as under: Table7A: Traffic Plying on LHS from Bangalore to KNT/AP Border +-------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | S.no | Entry From | Exit To | +-------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ Preceding Fee Plaza at km. 64+695 of NH-207. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Km -0+700 (Fee plaza at Km 14+756) | 1. Agrahara (Interchange KNT-02) Km 24+131 | | | | 2. Doddaru Karapanahalli & Krishnarajapura (Interchange | | | | KNT-03) Km 52+037 | | | | 3. Vengasandra & Sunderapalya (Interchange KNT-04), Km | | | | 68+620 | +-------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Km 24+131 (Interchange KNT-02 Fee Plaza) | 1. Doddaru Karapanahalli & Krishnarajapura (Interchange | | | on (Malur to Kolar Road) Agrahara Village in | KNT-03) Km 52+037 | | | Kolar District | 2. Vengasandra & Sunderapalya (Interchange KNT-04), Km | | | | 68+620 | +-------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Km 52+037 (Interchange KNT-03 Fee Plaza) | 1. Vengasandra (Interchange KNT-04) Km 68+620 | | | on (Bangarpet to Bethamangala Road SH-95) | | | | Doddaru Karapanahalli Village in Kolar District | | +-------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Km 68+620 (Interchange KNT-04 Fee Plaza) | Exit at Km 94+100 in Andhra Pradesh. | | | on (Bethamangala to Venkatgiri Kota Road-SH- | | | | 95) Vengasandra Village in Kolar District | | +-------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ Table7B: Traffic Plying on RHS from AP/KNT Border to Bangalore +-------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | S.no | Entry From | Exit To | +-------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ Preceding Fee Plaza at Km.94+000 in Andhra Pradesh. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Km 68+620 (Interchange KNT-04 Fee Plaza) | Doddaru Karapanahalli (Interchange KNT-03) Km 52+037 | | | on (Bethamangala to Venkatgiri Kota Road-SH- | Agrahara (Interchange KNT-02) Km 24+131 and passes through | | | 95) Vengasandra Village in Kolar District | Hedigenabele (MCW) Km 14+226 & exit at (Interchange KNT- | | | | 01) Km 00+002 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Km 52+037 (Interchange KNT-03 Fee Plaza) | Agrahara (Interchange KNT-02) Km 24+131 and passes through | | | on (Bangarpet to Bethamangala Road SH-95) | Hedigenabele (MCW) Km 14+226 & exit at (Interchange KNT- | | | Doddaru Karapanahalli Village in Kolar District | 01) Km 00+002 | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Km 24+131 (Interchange KNT-02 Fee Plaza) | Passes through Hedigenabele (MCW) Km 14+226 & exit at | | | on (Malur to Kolar Road) Agrahara Village in | (Interchange KNT-01) Km 00+002 | | | Kolar District | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 6. The vehicle entering from any Interchange Fee Plaza will be recorded at the Entry Fee Plaza and User Fee will be collected at Exit Fee Plaza for the road section used by the vehicle between Entry and Exit Fee Plazas. For vehicles entering or exiting at km 14+226/756 Fee Plaza, without using any Interchange Fee Plaza on Phase-1 (Pkg-1, 2 & 3), the user fees will be collected at the subsequent Fee Plazas in Packages (Pkgs of Phase-2/Phase-3). 7. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: Table-8 +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one way | Period of Validity | | | 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 for | Fifty | One month from date of | | fifty single journeys* | | payment. | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ *Provided that the user uses the same entry and exit fee plazas while performing the return journey. 8. 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 over loaded 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. 9. All definitions including category of mechanical vehicles, its permissible load, and category of exempted vehicles, service road, alternative road etc. shall be as per definitions specified in the rules 10. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 12 of the said rules. 11. 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, each in English and vernacular language accordingly. 12. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 8431.15 Cr. The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting etc. are yet to be completed. Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. 2023-24/BCE/Phase-1/Toll_Notification/E-247446] 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.

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