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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-27032026-271358
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1546]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026/CHAITRA 6, 1948
[F. No. FINDIV/29/2026-TOT/ INVIT Division/E-264627]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th March, 2026
S.O. 1611(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways number S.O. 393(E) dated 12.05.1998 and S.O. 1097(E) dated 04.08.2005 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 27.800 of NH-45 (new No. NH-32) and joining at Km 13.800 of NH-4 (new No. NH-48) (Chennai Bypass
Phase-I) and taking off from Km 13.800 of NH-4 (new No. NH-48) and joining at Km 12.600 of NH-5 (new No.
NH-16) (Chennai Bypass) in the State of Tamil Nadu to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter
referred to as the "Authority");
And whereas, pursuant to the provision of Section 14 of the National Highways Authority of India
Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Authority has entered into an agreement (hereinafter referred to as said agreement) with
M/s Raajmarg 1 Projects Private Limited, having its registered office at G-5&6, Sector-10, Dwarka, Delhi, South
West Delhi, Delhi, India, 110075 (hereinafter referred to as the “Concessionaire”), on 17.03.2026 for the Tolling,
Operation, Maintenance and Transfer of Six-Lane Stretch of Chennai Bypass from Km 0+000 to km 32+600 of
NH-32 & 48 in the State of Tamil Nadu to the Authority (hereinafter referred to as the said section).
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A 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 the Notification No. S.O. 4961(E) dated 13.11.2024,
except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, having regard
to the expenditure involved in building, maintenance, management and operation of the said section, interest on the
capital invested, reasonable return, the volume of traffic and the period of the agreement entered into between the
Authority and the Concessionaire, hereby notifies that there shall be levied and collected fees for the use of the
said section at the rates specified in column (2) of Table-1 below for equivalent structure length (having length more
than 60 m) of 42.95 km (having length 4.295 km [Table-3]) and at one and a half times of the base rate for use of
bypasses, costing rupees ten crore or more, having length of 28.305 km [Table-2], for four or more lane section, on
the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table-1, and authorizes the Concessionaire to collect and retain the fee
on and from the appointed date or publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the
termination date as specified in the agreement, namely:-
Table- 01
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| 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 | 1.05 |
| Minibus | |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| Bus or Truck (Two Axles) | 2.20 |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| Three-axle commercial vehicles | 2.40 |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth | 3.45 |
| Moving Equipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle | |
| (MAV) (four to six axles) | |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) | 4.20 |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
1. 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 - 2
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| S. | Location of Toll Plaza | Length (in km) for | Rate at which Fee is |
| No. | (Design Kilometre [Km]) | which Fee is Payable | payable |
+=====+=========================================================+=================================================+=================================================+
| i | At km 16.500 Vanagram Fee Plaza in Tiruvallur district | 18.389 km [excluding 0.811 km of structures | 150% for four or more lane of the base rates |
| | of Tamil Nadu State | (having length more than 60m)] | mentioned in Table-1 above |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| ii | At Km 28.600 Surapattu Fee Plaza in Tiruvallur district | 9.916 km [excluding | 150% for four or more lane of the base rates |
| | of Tamil Nadu State. | 3.484 km of structures (having length more than | mentioned in Table-1 |
| | | 60m)] | above |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
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(s), 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, at the base rate
mentioned in Table 1 above :-
Table-3
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Toll Plaza Design Kilometer [Km]) | Length of structures | Equivalent road | Rate at which Fee is payable |
| | (in km) to be converted | length (in km) | |
| | into equivalent road | | |
| | length | | |
+===================================================+===================================================+=============================+===================================================+
| At km 16.500 Vanagram Fee Plaza in Tiruvallur | 0.811 | 8.11 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates |
| district of Tamil Nadu State | | | mentioned in Table-1 above |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| At Km 28.600 Surapattu Fee Plaza in Tiruvallur | 3.484 | 34.84 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates |
| district of Tamil Nadu State. | | | mentioned in Table-1 above |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
^The details of structures (> 60 m length) are as under:
Table-4
+-----+----------------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| S. | Start Chainage (at | End Chainage (at | Type of Structure | Length |
| No. | Km) | Km) | | (km) |
+=====+======================+====================+=====================+==============+
| 1 | 9+036 | 9+240 | Major Bridge | 0.204 |
+-----+----------------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 2 | 15+413 | 15+875 | Major Bridge | 0.462 |
+-----+----------------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 3 | 19+090 | 19+235 | Flyover | 0.145 |
+-----+----------------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 4 | 19+235 | 19+670 | Major Bridge | 0.435 |
+-----+----------------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 5 | 22+133 | 25+057 | Elevated | 2.924 |
+-----+----------------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 6 | 25+057 | 25+182 | ROB | 0.125 |
+-----+----------------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| Total length (km) | | | 4.295 |
+----------------------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
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. 340 (Rupees three hundred
forty only) for the year 2025-2026 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of National Highways
Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.
4. 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 for | Two | Twenty four hours from |
| one way journey | | the time of payment |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Two-third of amount of the fee | Fifty | One month from date |
| payable for fifty single journeys | | of payment |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
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 prescribed rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or
alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles.
6. A mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category under the rules,
shall not be permitted to use the National Highway for crossing the plaza until the excess load has been removed
from such mechanical vehicle. 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 as per the applicable provision in the said rules, namely:
Table-6
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| Percentage of excess load over | Multiplying Factor to the | Fees |
| Maximum Permissible | base rate | |
| Gross Vehicular Weight | | |
+===================================================+===================================================+===================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 0% to 20% | Two | [(Fees applicable for such category of |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ mechanical vehicle under sub-rule (2) |
| >20% to 40% | Four | of rule 4) x (Multiplying factor)] |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| >40% to 60% | Six | |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| >60% to 80% | Eight | |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| >80% and Above | Ten | |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
7. The Fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 12 of the said rules.
8. 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. The same shall be got published by the authority in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular
language through the concessionaire and thereafter revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rule
and provisions of the concession agreement and will be published; provided, however, that such revision shall not
be effected until a period of 6 (six) months from the date of preceding revision of fee.
[F. No. FINDIV/29/2026-TOT/ INVIT Division/E-264627]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt.Secy.
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