Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-25082026-275729 No. 4495] EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2026/BHADRA 2, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th August, 2026 S.O. 4680(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1097(E) dated the 4th August, 2005 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. 261.842 to Km. 380.000 (Dhule-Pimpalgaon section) of National Highway No.-3 in the State of Maharashtra to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority"); And whereas, persuant to the provisions of section 14 of the said act, the Authority has entered into an agreement with to M/s Ircon Soma Tollways Pvt. Ltd., (hereinafter referred to as the Concessionaire) for the development of the stretch from Km. 261.842 – Km. 380.000 (Dhule-Pimpalgaon section) of National Highway No. 3 in the State of Maharashtra (herein after referred to as the said section) on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis; And whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with the National Highways (Collection of Fees by any Person for the use of Section of the National Highways/Permanent Bridge/Temporary Bridge on National Highways), Rules 1997, the Central Government, by notification of the Government of India vide S.O. 2405(E) dated 18.09.2009, authorised Concessionaire for collect and retain fees on and from the date of Commercial operation of the said section or publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later: and till the termination date. And whereas, eventually, after the completion of concession period as per the BoT (Toll) Concession Agreement, the said section will be taken over by Authority from Concessionaire and NHAI will continue the user fee collection as per this notification which will come into effect upon completion of concession period & the Notification No. S.O. 2405(E) dated 18.09.2009 will be superseded accordingly. 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 notifies that there shall be levied and collected fees at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 117.508 [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 6.500 km (having length of 0.650 km(Table-3)) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for use of 4 Lanning of Dhule to Pimpalgaon section from design Ch. 261.842 to Ch. 380.000 of National Highway Number-3 in the State of Maharashtra 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 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 | 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 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 Ch.268.600 of NH-3 between Avdhan-Laling Villages in Dhule District of State Maharashtra | 58.110 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates | | (from Ch.261.842 to Ch.320.602) | [Excluding length of structures (>60m)] | mentioned in Table- 1 above | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | At Design Ch.356.728 of NH-3 between Mangrul-Chandwad Villages in Nashik District of State Maharashtra | 59.398 | | | (from Ch.320.602 to Ch.380.000) | [Excluding length of structures (>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 | Length of structures^ (in km) to be converted into | Equivalent road length (in km) | Rate at which fee is payable | | (chainage) | equivalent road length | | | +=========================================================================================================+=====================================================+=====================================================+=====================================================+ | At Design Ch.268.600 of NH-3 between Avdhan-Laling Villages in Dhule District of State Maharashtra | 0.650 | 6.50 | 100% for four or more lanes, of the base rates | | (from Ch.261.842 to Ch.320.602) | | | mentioned in Table- 1 above | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ ^The details of structures is as under: +-----+-------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | S. | Chainage | | Type of the Structure | Length | | | | | | | | No. | From Km. | (To km) | | (Km.) | +=====+=============+===========+=======================+==========+ | (i) | 263.629 | 263.701 | ROB | 0.072 | +-----+-------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | (ii)| 281.634 | 281.723 | Major Bridge | 0.0890 | +-----+-------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | (iii)| 311.843 | 312.269 | Major Bridge | 0.4260 | +-----+-------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | (iv)| 313.903 | 313.966 | Flyover | 0.0630 | +-----+-------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Total Length of structure | 0.6500 | +-------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 3. 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.360/- (Rupees Three Hundred and Sixty only) for the year 2026-27 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions 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 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 | Fifty | One month from date of payment | | 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 fees specified in rule 10 of the said rules. 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 rule 12 of the said rules. 9. 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. 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 731.45 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 shal maintain record of recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. MHDIV/43/2025-PIU Nashik /E-257693] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.