Publication of user fee notification

6050 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3704] NEW DELHI, THURS DAY , SEPTEMBER 1 9, 2024 /BHADRA 2 8, 194 6 CG-DL-E-23092024-257409 (1) (2) 41+550) पर 50.91 1.80 1 67.200 68.100 बड़ा पुल 0.090 MINISTRY OF ROA D TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18 th September, 2024 S.O. 40 43(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 28(E) dated 5th January, 2017 issued under section 05 of t he National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the National Highway No.167 (from Karnataka/AP border to AP/Karnataka border) situated within the State of Andhra Pradesh to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with rule 3 of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rule, 2008 (herein 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 1.80 Km for use of four or more lane section and at sixty percent of the base rate for net road section length of 50.91 Km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 0.90 Km (having a length of 0.090 Km) for use of two lane with paved shoulder section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Chintakunta to A doni section from Design Chainage Km 14+900 to Km 69+700 (existing Km 14+900 to Km 70+000) of National Highway number 167 in the State of Andhra Pradesh and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect, either through its officials or thr ough 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 Vehicle or Mini Bus 1.05 Bus or Tr uck (Two Axles) 2.20 Three -axle commercial vehicles 2.40 Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) 3.45 Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20 1. The fee to be levied and c ollected hereunder shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza namely: - Table -2 Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) Length (in km) for which fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At Design Km 41+350 (Existing Km 41+550) of NH-167 near Alur Village in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh 50.91 [Excluding length of structures (>60m)] 60% for two lane with paved shoulder, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 1.80 [Excluding length of structures (> 60m)] 100% for four or more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall 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) to be converted into equivalent road leng th Equivalent road length (in km) Rate at which fee is payable At Design Km 41+350 (Existing Km 41+550) of NH -167 near Alur Village in, Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh 0.090 0.90 60% for two lane with paved shoulder, of the base rates mentioned in Ta ble-1 above ^ The details are as under: - S. No. Chainage Type of Structure Length (in km) Design Ch. Km from Design Ch. Km. To 1 67.200 68.100 Major Bridge 0.090 Total 0.090 3. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non -commercial purposes and resides within a distance to twenty kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs. 340.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Forty Only) for the year 2024 -25 and is subject to revision every year as per the provision of the said 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 journeys allowed Period of validity One and one -half times of the fee for one -way journey Two Twenty-Four hours from the time of payment. Two-third of amount of the fee payable for fifty single journeys Fifty One month from date of payment 5. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under national permit) registered in the district whe re 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. 6. The driver or owner or a person in charge of a mechanical vehicle whic h 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 rule s, 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. 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 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 National Highways Authority of India on the basis of the completed length of the section and revised annu ally 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 Rs.265.16 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 National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. RW/NH -12014/83/2016 -AP/Zone -III/E -183652 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy. 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