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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-21102024-258090
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4215]
NEW DELHI,FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024/ASVINA 26, 1946
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th October, 2024
S.O. 4584(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Surface
Transport (Roads Wing) Number S.O. 239(E) dated the 24thMarch, 1998 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.354.775 to Km.434.150 (Chilakaluripet - Vijayawada section) of National Highway No. 5 (New NH-16)in the
State of Andhra Pradesh 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") and in supersession of existing user fee notification S.O. 760 (E) dated
18.03.2009, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net
road section length of 80.089 Km (Table-2) and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of
24.11 km (having length of 2.411 km) (Table-4) on the type of vehicles specified in Table 1 below for use of four or
more lane of Chilakaluripet – Vijayawada section from Km.355.000 to Km.434.15 of National Highway No. 5 (New
NH-16) in the state of Andhra Pradesh till completion of Chilakaluripet Bypass and for net road section length of
65.662 Km (Table-2) and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 24.42 km (having length
of 2.442 km) (Table-4) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 16.199 km (Table-3)
costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in Table 1 below for use of four or more lane of
Chilakaluripet – Vijayawada section from Km.355.000 to Km.434.15 of National Highway No. 5 (New NH-16) in the
state of Andhra Pradesh after completion of Chilakaluripet bypass 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 | Before completion of Chilakaluripet | After completion of Chilakaluripet Bypass |
| Plaza (chainage) | Bypass | |
| +---------------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
| | Length (in km) for | Rate at which fee | Length (in km) for | Rate at which fee |
| | which Fee is payable | is payable | which Fee is payable | is payable |
+=======================+===========================+=====================+===========================+=====================+
| At Km.416.800 of | 80.089 | 100% for four or | 65.662 | 100% for four or |
| National Highway | (Excluding length of | more lane of the | [Excluding length of | more lane of the |
| No.5 (New NH-16) | structures (>60m)) | base rates | Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) | base rates |
| near Kaza village in | | mentioned in | and length of structures | mentioned in |
| Guntur district of | | Table-1 above | (>60m)] | Table-1 above |
| Andhra Pradesh | | | | |
+-----------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
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 Plaza | Name of the | Taking Off| Merging at| Length and Cost of bypass | Rate at which |
| (chainage) | Bypass | | | for which additional fee is | fee is payable |
| | | | | payable | |
+===========================+==========================+===========+===========+===============================================+=====================+
| Before completion of Chilakaluripet Bypass |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| At Km.416.800 of | | | | | |
| National Highway No.5 | | | | | |
| (New NH-16) near Kaza | | | | | |
| village in Guntur | | | | | |
| district of Andhra | | | | | |
| Pradesh | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
+---------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| After completion of Chilakaluripet Bypass |
+---------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+-------+---------------------+
| At Km.416.800 of | Chilakaluripet | 357.342 | 372.038 | Length | Cost | 150% for four or |
| National Highway No.5 | Bypass of | (Design km| (Design | (in Km.) | | more lane of the |
+---------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+-------+---------------------+
| (New NH-16) near Kaza | National | 0.000) | km | (in Rs. | base |
| village in Guntur | Highway No. | | 16.499) | Crore) | rates |
| district of Andhra | 5 (New NH- | | | | mentioned in |
| Pradesh | 16) | | | 16.199 | Table-1 above |
| | | | | (excluding | |
| | | | | structures | 712.44 |
| | | | | having more | (BPC) |
| | | | | than 60m | |
| | | | | length) | |
+---------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+---------------------+
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 equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an
equalization factor of 10, at the base rate mentioned in Table 1 above: -
Table 4
+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Before completion of Chilakaluripet Bypass | After completion of Chilakaluripet Bypass |
| Location of +---------------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
| Fee Plaza | Length of | Equivalent | Rate at which | Length of | Equivalent | Rate at which fee |
| (chainage) | structures (in | road length | fee is payable) | structures (in | road length | is payable) |
| | km) to be | (in km) | | km) to be | (in km) | |
| | converted | | | converted | | |
| | into | | | into | | |
| | equivalent | | | equivalent | | |
| | road length | | | road length | | |
+===========================+===========================+=====================+===========================+=====================+
| At Km.416.800 | 2.411^ | 24.11 | 100% for four or | 2.442^^ | 24.42 | 100% for four or |
| of National | | | more lane of | | | more lane of the |
| Highway No.5 | | | the base rates | | | base rates |
| (New NH-16) | | | mentioned in | | | mentioned in |
| near Kaza | | | Table-1 above | | | Table-1 above |
| village in | | | | | | |
| Guntur | | | | | | |
| district of | | | | | | |
| Andhra | | | | | | |
| Pradesh | | | | | | |
+---------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
^The details of structures (> 60 m length) before completion of Chilakaluripet Bypass are as under: -
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| | Chainage | | Type of Structure | Length |
| +-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| | From Km | To Km | | (in km) |
+=======+=============+=============+===================+=====================+
| (i) | 361.634 | 361.807 | Major Bridge | 0.1728 |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| (ii) | 365.746 | 365.854 | Major Bridge | 0.0966 |
| | | | | (0.108 on LHS |
| | | | | & 0.0852 on RHS) |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| (iii) | 373.574 | 373.640 | Major Bridge | 0.066 |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| (iv) | 8.380 of existing | 8.542of existing | Major Bridge | 0.1618 |
| | Mangalagiri Bypass| Mangalagiri Bypass | | |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| (v) | At Km 13/1 of existing Mangalagiri Bypass | Major Bridge | 1.824 |
| | | | | (1.804 on LHS |
| | | | | & 1.844 on RHS) |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| (vi) | At Km 13/5 of existing Mangalagiri Bypass | Flyover | 0.090 |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| | Total | | | 2.411 |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
^^The details of structures (> 60 m length) after completion of Chilakaluripet Bypass are as under: -
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| | Chainage | | Type of Structure | Length |
| +-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| | From Km | From Km | | (in km) |
+=======+=============+=============+===================+=====================+
| (i) | 4+195 of new| 4+375 of new| Major Bridge | 0.180 |
| | Chilakaluripet| Chilakaluripet| | |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| (ii) | 8+422 of new| 8+542 of new| Major Bridge | 0.120 |
| | Chilakaluripet| Chilakaluripet| | |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| (iii) | 373.574 | 373.640 | Major Bridge | 0.066 |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| (iv) | 8.380 of existing | 8.542 of existing | Major Bridge | 0.1618 |
+-------+-------------+-------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| (v) | At Km 13/1 of existing Mangalagiri Bypass | Major Bridge | 1.824 |
| | | | (1.804 on LHS |
| | | | & 1.844 on RHS) |
+-------+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| (vi) | At Km 13/5 of existing Mangalagiri Bypass | Flyover | 0.090 |
+-------+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+
| | Total | | 2.442 |
+-------+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+
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 kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs.340/- (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 way | Period of validity |
| | journeys allowed | |
+===============================================+===================================+=========================================+
| One and half times of the fee for one way | Two | Twenty four hours from the |
| journey | | time of payment |
+-----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| Two-third of amount of the fee payable | Fifty | One month from date of |
| for fifty single journeys | | payment |
+-----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
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 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 kilometre 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 net capital cost of the project is ₹ 907.22 Cr. 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.
KAMLESH CHATURVEDI,Jt .Secy.
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-AMARAVATI/11018/14/2024/VOL.5Date:15.04.2024/E-238424]
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