Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28032026-271365 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1556] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026/CHAITRA 6, 1948 2263 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th March, 2026 S.O. 1621(E). - Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, [number S.O. 239(E) dated 24.03.1998], 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 NH-05 (New NH-016) in the state of Andhra Pradesh 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 Raajmaarg 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 "Concessionaire") the successful bidder for bid submitted on 17th March 2026 for the Tolling, Operation, maintenance, and Transfer of Four/Six lane from Chilakaluripet at Design Km 355.000 to Vijayawada at Design Km 422.616 and of NH-16 in the state of Andhra Pradesh (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 Number S.O. No.4584 (E) dated 16.10.2024, except as respect 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 the Authority and the Concessionaire, hereby notifies that there shall be levied and collected fees on mechanical vehicles for the use of the said section at the rates specified in column (2) of Table -1 below for Net Road Section Length of 52.854 [Table -2] km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 3.66 Km (having length 0.366 Km, [Table -4]) and at one and a half times of the base rate for use of bypasses, costing rupees ten crore or more, having length of 16.199 Km [Table 2] for four or more lane section on the type of vehicles specified in Column (1) of Table 1 and authorizes the said 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. 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 | 1.05 | | Vehicle or Minibus | | +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | Bus or Truck (Two Axles) | 2.20 | +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | Three-axle commercial vehicles | 2.40 | +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or | 3.45 | | Earth Moving 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 Toll Plaza, at the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above, for the distance specified for such Toll Plaza(s) namely:- Table - 2 +-----+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | S. | Location of Toll Plaza | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at | | No. | (Design Kilometre [Km]) | Payable | which Fee is | | | | | payable | +=====+=======================================+=======================================+===========================+ | 1 | At Km 420+408 of NH-16 near | 52.854 km [excluding 0.366 km of | 100% for four or | | | Kaza village in Guntur district | structures (having length more than | more | | | of Andhra Pradesh State. | 60m) and excluding bypass length | | | | | 16.199 km] | lane of the base rates | | | | | mentioned in Table-1 | | | | | above | +-----+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------+ 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 (excluding structure >60m) | Rate at which fee is | | | bypass | (km) | (km) | & cost of Bypass for which | payable | | | | | | additional FEE is payable | | +---------------------------+--------------+---------------+----------------+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | | | | | Length (in Km) | Cost (in Rs. | | | | | | | | Crores) | | +===========================+==============+===============+================+===================+=================+===========================+ | At Km 420+408 of NH- | Chilakaluripet | 000+000 | 16+499 | 16.199 | >10 | 150% for four or more | | 16 near Kaza village in | Bypass | | | | | lane, of the base rates | | Guntur district of Andhra | | | | | | mentioned in Table-1 | | Pradesh State. | | | | | | above | +---------------------------+--------------+---------------+----------------+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ 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 +=======================================+=====================================+===========================+===========================+ | Location of Toll Plaza (Design | Length of structures (in km) | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is payable| | Kilometer [Km]) | to be converted into | length (in km) | | | | equivalent road length | | | +=======================================+=====================================+===========================+===========================+ | At Km 420+408 of NH-16 near | 0.366 | 3.66 | 100% for four or more lane, of| | Kaza village in Guntur district of | | | the base rates mentioned in | | Andhra Pradesh State. | | | Table-1 above | +---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ *The details of structures (> 60 m length) are as under: Table-5 +=====+=======================+=======================+===================+==============+ | S. No.| Start Chainage (at Km)| End Chainage (at Km) | Type of Structure | Length (km) | +=====+=======================+=======================+===================+==============+ | 1 | 4+195 | 4+375 | Major Bridge | 0.180 | +-----+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | 2 | 8+422 | 8+542 | Major Bridge | 0.120 | +-----+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | 3 | 373+574 | 373+640 | Major Bridge | 0.066 | +-----+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | Total length (km) | | | 0.366 | +=====+=======================+=======================+===================+==============+ 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 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. 5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: Table-6 +============================================+=====================================+==========================================+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one- | Period of validity | | | way journeys allowed | | +============================================+=====================================+==========================================+ | 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 | | | +============================================+=====================================+==========================================+ 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. 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-7 +==============================================+=======================================+===================================================================+ | Percentage of excess | Multiplying | Fees | | load | Factor to the | | | over Maximum | base rate | | | Permissible Gross | | | | Vehicular Weight | | | +==============================================+=======================================+===================================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +==============================================+=======================================+===================================================================+ | 0% to 20% | Two | [(Fees applicable for such category of mechanical vehicle under | +----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | >20% to 40% | Four | sub-rule (2) of rule 4) x (Multiplying factor)] | +----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | >40% to 60% | Six | | +----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | >60% to 80% | Eight | | +----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | >80% and Above | Ten | | +==============================================+=======================================+===================================================================+ 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 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. 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/35/2026-TOT/ INVIT Division/E-264629] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt.Secy.