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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-28032026-271373
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1555]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026/CHAITRA 6, 1948
[F. No. FINDIV/30/2026-TOT/INVIT Division/E-265156]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th March, 2026
S.O. 1620(E).— Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways, [number S.O. 78( E) dated 04.02.1999], 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 0.000 to
Km 52.800 and km 52.800 to km 164.750 (Chennai – Tamil Nadu / Andhra Pradesh Border – Vijayawada
Section) of National Highway No. 5 in the State of Tamil Nadu and 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
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 "Concessionaire") the successful bidder for bid
submitted on 17th march 2026 for the Tolling, Operation, maintenance, and Transfer of Four/Six lane from Chennai
at Design Km 21.400 to Tada at Design Km 54.400 and of NH-16 in the state of Tamil Nadu (hereinafter referred to
as the said section).
And whereas, the Authority has further determined that the user fee for the stretch from Km 11.000 to Km
21.400 of NH-16 shall also be levied and collected by Concessionaire on behalf of the Authority until the said stretch
is de-notified & transferred to the State Government, and the Concessionaire shall remit the fee so collected to the
Authority.
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.981(E) dated
22.02.2019, 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
Before denotification of the highways stretch from km 11+000 to 21+400:
net road section length of 42.150 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than
60m) of 12.50 Km (having length 1.250 Km [Table-4]) for four or more lane section on the type of vehicles
specified in Column (1) of Table 1 and Central Government hereby authorises the Concessionaire to collect and retain
the fee for stretch from km 21.400 to km 54.400 on and from appointed date or publication of this Notification in
the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the termination date as specified in the agreement and further authorises
the concessionaire to collect the fee for the stretch from Km 11.000 to Km 21.400 on behalf of the Authority until
this highway stretch is de-notified and transferred to the State Government, and the fee so collected shall be
remitted to the Authority;
After denotification of the highways stretch from km 11+000 to 21+400:
net road section length of 31.858 km [Table-3] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of
11.42 Km (having length 1.142 Km [Table-5] for four or more lane section on the type of vehicles specified in
Column (1) of Table 1 and Central Government hereby authorizes the Concessionaire to collect and retain the fee on
and from 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 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 Toll Plaza, at the base rates
mentioned in Table -1 above, for the distance specified for such Toll Plaza(s) namely:
Before denotification of the stretch from km 11+000 to 21+400:
Table - 2
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| S. | Location of Toll Plaza (Design | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at which Fee is payable |
| No. | Kilometre [Km]) | Payable | |
+=====+=======================================================+======================================================+======================================================+
| 1 | At Km 21+625 of NH-16 near Nallur | 42.15 km [excluding 1.25 km of | 100% for four or more lane of the |
| | village in Tiravallur district of Tamil | structures (having length more | base rates mentioned in Table-1 |
| | Nadu State. | than 60m)] | above |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
After denotification of the stretch from km 11+000 to 21+400:
Table - 3
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| S. | Location of Toll Plaza | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at which Fee is payable |
| No. | (Design Kilometre [Km]) | Payable | |
+=====+=======================================================+======================================================+======================================================+
| 1 | At Km 21+625 of NH-16 near Nallur | 31.858 km [excluding | 100% for four or more lane of |
| | village in Tiravallur district of Tamil | 1.142 km of structures (having | the base rates mentioned in |
| | Nadu State. | length more than 60m)] | Table-1 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 equalization factor of 10, at the base rate
mentioned in Table 1 above: -
Before denotification of the stretch from km 11+000 to 21+400:
Table - 4
+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Toll Plaza | Length of structures (in km) | Equivalent | Rate at which |
| | to be converted into | road length | |
| (Design Kilometer [Km]) | equivalent road length | (in | |
| | | km) | |
+=======================================================+======================================================+======================================================+======================================================+
| At Km 21+625 of NH-16 near Nallur | 1.2508 | 12.50 | 100% for four or more lane, of |
| village in Tiravallur district of Tamil | | | the base rates mentioned in |
| Nadu State. | | | Table- 1 above |
+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
After denotification of the stretch from km 11+000 to 21+400:
Table - 5
+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Toll Plaza | Length of structures (in km) | Equivalent | Rate at which |
| | to be converted into | road length | |
| (Design Kilometer [Km]) | equivalent road length | (in | |
| | | km) | |
+=======================================================+======================================================+======================================================+======================================================+
| At Km 21+625 of NH-16 near Nallur | 1.142* | 11.42 | 100% for four or more lane, of |
| village in Tiravallur district of Tamil | | | the base rates mentioned in |
| Nadu State. | | | Table- 1 above |
+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
*The details of structures (> 60 m length) are as under:
Before denotification of the stretch from km 11+000 to 21+400:
Table - 6
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| S. No.| Start Chainage (at Km) | End Chainage (at Km) | Type of Structure | Length (km) |
+=======+==========================+========================+===================+====================+
| 1 | 17+136 | 17+244 | Major | 0.108 |
| | | | Bridge | |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 2 | 26+439 | 26+873 | Major | 0.434 |
| | | | Bridge | |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 3 | 31+057 | 31+157 | Flyover | 0.100 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 4 | 35+529 | 35+652 | Major | 0.1232 |
| | | | Bridge | |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 5 | 38+867 | 38+947 | Flyover | 0.080 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 6 | 42+175 | 42+275 | Flyover | 0.100 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 7 | 44+645 | 44+745 | Flyover | 0.100 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 8 | 47+688 | 47+788 | Flyover | 0.100 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 9 | 52+617 | 52+721 | Major | 0.1043 |
| | | | Bridge | |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| Total length (km) | | | 1.250 |
+----------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
After denotification of the stretch from km 11+000 to 21+400:
Table - 7
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| S. No.| Start Chainage (at Km) | End Chainage (at Km) | Type of Structure | Length (km) |
+=======+==========================+========================+===================+====================+
| 1 | 26+439 | 26+873 | Major | 0.434 |
| | | | Bridge | |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 2 | 31+057 | 31+157 | Flyover | 0.100 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 3 | 35+529 | 35+652 | Major | 0.1232 |
| | | | Bridge | |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 4 | 38+867 | 38+947 | Flyover | 0.080 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 5 | 42+175 | 42+275 | Flyover | 0.100 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 6 | 44+645 | 44+745 | Flyover | 0.100 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 7 | 47+688 | 47+788 | Flyover | 0.100 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| 8 | 52+617 | 52+721 | Major | 0.1043 |
| | | | Bridge | |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| Total length (km) | | | 1.142 |
+----------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
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 said Rules.
4. For multiple journey on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:
Table - 8
+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Amount Payable | Maximum number | Period of validity |
| | of one-way | |
| | journeys | |
| | allowed | |
+=======================================================+======================================================+======================================================+
| One and half times of the fee for one- | Two | Twenty-four hours from the |
| way journey | | time of payment |
+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Two-third of amount of the fee payable | Fifty | One month from date of |
| for fifty single journeys | | 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 - 9
+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Percentage of | Multiplying | Fees |
| excess load over | Factor to the | |
| Maximum | base rate | |
| Permissible Gross | | |
| Vehicular Weight | | |
+=======================================================+======================================================+======================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 0% to 20% | Two | [(Fees applicable for such category of mechanical |
| | | vehicle under sub-rule (2) of rule |
+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| >20% to 40% | Four | 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/30/2026-TOT/ INVIT Division/E-265156]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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