publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-30012025-260606 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 489] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2025/MAGHA 7, 1946 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th January, 2025 S.O. 493(E).-Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways S.O. 1667(E) dated 26 05.2020 issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of IndiaAct, 1988 (68of 1988),the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from kilometer 10.820 to kilometer 38.220 (Jodhpur Romana-Mandi Dabwali) of National Highway no. 64 (New NH-54) in the state of Punjab to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority"); Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of1956), 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 levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 23.133 km [for use of four or more lane section] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 1.34km (having length of 0.134km) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 4.133 km costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Jodhpur Romana-Mandi Dabwali section from design kilometer 0.000 to kilometer 27.400 of National Highway number 54 (new) in the State of Punjab 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 Equipment (EME) | 3.45 | | 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(s) namely:- Table -2 +-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | S. No.| Location of Fee Plaza | Length (in Km) for | Rate at which fee is | | | (chainage) | which fee is payable | payable | | | | [Excluding length of Bypass | | | | | (costing >10 Cr.) and length | | | | | of structures (>60m)] | | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | 1. | Km. 13+680 (Exit LHS)* | 13.680 | 100% of the base | | | Fee Plaza at Gurthari | | rates mentioned in | | | Dist. Bathinda | | Table No. - 1 | | | | | above. | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | | Km. 18+500 ** | 18.433 | | | | Main Fee Plaza at Jassi | | | | | Baghwali | | | | | Dist. Bathinda | | | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | 2. | Km. 18+500 | as per the distance matrix at | | | | Main Fee Plaza at Jassi | Table No. 2A below | | | | Baghwali | | | | | Dist. Bathinda | | | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | 3. | Km. 22+820 (Exit LHS) | | | | | Fee Plaza at Pathrala | | | | | Dist. Bathinda | | | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | 4. | Km. 24+300 (Entry LHS) | | | | | Fee Plaza at Pathrala | | | | | Dist. Bathinda | | | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ * For traffic exiting at Km 13+680(LHS), the fee shall be levied from starting of stretch i.e Km 0+000 **User Fee from/to km 0.000 to/from km 18.500 shall be levied at Main Fee plaza (Km 18.500) Table-2A Distance matrix for net road length [Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) and length of structures (>60m)] +-------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ | From | To | Jassi | Pathrala-1 | Pathrala-2 | End of | | | | baghwali | | | section* | +=============+========+==============+============+------------+-----------------+ | Km | | 18.500 | 22.820 | 24.300 | 27.400 | +-------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ | Jassi | 18.500 | 0.000 | 4.320 | 4.700 | 4.700 | | baghwali | | | | | | +-------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ | Pathrala-1 | 22.820 | 4.320 | 0.000 | 0.380 | 0.380 | +-------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ | Pathrala-2 | 24.300 | 4.700 | 0.380 | 0.000 | 0.000 | +-------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ | End of | 27.400 | 4.700 | 0.380 | 0.000 | 0.000 | | section | | | | | | +-------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ *User Fee shall be collected at subsequent Exit toll booth 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of bypass costing Rs. 10 Cr. or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza:- 3. Table -3 +-------+-----------------------------+----------------+-------------+-------------+----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | S. | Location of Fee | Name of | Taking | Merging | Length and cost | Cost (in | Rate at which | | No. | Plaza (chainage) | bypass | off | at | of bypass for which | Rs. | fee is payable | | | | | | | additional fee is | Crore) | | | | | | | | payable | | | | | | | | | Length | | | | | | | | | (in Km) | | | +-------+-----------------------------+----------------+-------------+-------------+----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 1 | Km. 18+500 | Pathrala | Km 23.200 | Km 27.400 | As per | 95 Cr. | 150% for | | | Main Fee Plaza at | bypass of | (Design | (Design | The | | four or | | | Jassi Baghwali Dist. | new NH- | Ch.) | Ch.) | distance | | more lane of | | | Bathinda | 54 | | | matrix at | | the base rates | | | | | | | Table No. | | mentioned in | | | | | | | 3A below | | Table-1 | | | | | | | | | above | +-------+-----------------------------+----------------+-------------+-------------+----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 2 | Km. 22+820 (Exit | | | | | | | | | LHS) | | | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at Pathrala | | | | | | | | | Dist. Bathinda | | | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------+----------------+-------------+-------------+----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 3 | Km. 24+300 | | | | | | | | | (Entry LHS) Fee | | | | | | | | | Plaza at | | | | | | | | | Pathrala | | | | | | | | | Dist. Bathinda | | | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------+----------------+-------------+-------------+----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ Table-3A Distance Matrix for road length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) excluding length of structures (>60m) +---------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+----------------+ | From | To | Jassi | Pathrala-1 | Pathrala-2 | End of | | | | baghwali | | | section | +===============+========+==============+============+------------+----------------+ | Jassi baghwali| 18.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.033 | 4.133 | +---------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+----------------+ | Pathrala-1 | 22.820 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.033 | 4.133 | +---------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+----------------+ | Pathrala-2 | 24.300 | 1.033 | 1.033 | 0.000 | 3.100 | +---------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+----------------+ | End of section| 27.400 | 4.133 | 4.133 | 3.100 | 0.000 | +---------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+----------------+ 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 60m 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: Table -4 +------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | S. | Location of Fee Plaza | Length of | Equivalent | Rate at which | | No. | (chainage) | structures** (in Km) to be | road | fee is payable | | | | converted into equivalent | length (in | | | | | road length | km) | | +------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | 1* | Km. 18+500 * | 0.067 | 0.67 | 100% for four or | | | Main Fee Plaza at Jassi | | | more lane of the | | | Baghwali | | | base rates | | | Dist. Bathinda | | | | +------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | 1. | Km. 18+500 | As per the | 10 times of the distance | mentioned in Table-1 above| | | Main Fee Plaza at Jassi | | as per col. (3) | | | | Baghwali | | | | | | Dist. Bathinda | | | | +------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | 2. | Km. 22+820 (Exit LHS) | distance matrix at | | | | | Fee Plaza at Pathrala | Table No. 4A | | | | | Dist. Bathinda | below | | | +------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | 3. | Km. 24+300 (Entry LHS) | | | | | | Fee Plaza at Pathrala | | | | | | Dist. Bathinda | | | | +------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ * User Fee from/to km 0.000 to/from km 18.500 shall be levied at Main Fee plaza (Km 18.500) Table-4A Distance Matrix for length of structures (>60m) +--------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ | From | To | Jassi | Pathrala-1 | Pathrala-2 | End of | | | | baghwali | | | section^ | +==============+========+==============+============+------------+-----------------+ | Jassi | 18.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.067 | 0.067 | | baghwali | | | | | | +--------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ | Pathrala-1 | 22.820 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.067 | 0.067 | +--------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ | Pathrala- 2 | 24.300 | 0.067 | 0.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | +--------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ | End of section| 27.400 | 0.067 | 0.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | +--------------+--------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ ^ User Fee shall be collected at subsequent Exit toll booth ** Details are as hereunder: +-------+-----------+----------+-----------------------------------------+---------------+ | Sr. | Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in | | No. | From km | To km | | Km) | +-------+-----------+----------+-----------------------------------------+---------------+ | 1 | 14+687 | 14+754 | VUP at Ch.14+720 of new NH-54 | 0.067 | +-------+-----------+----------+-----------------------------------------+---------------+ | 2 | 23+667 | 23+734 | VUP at Ch.23+700 of new NH-54 | 0.067 | +-------+-----------+----------+-----------------------------------------+---------------+ 4. The various types of traffic movements for which the user fee will be charged on the basis of actual distances travelled is as under: Table 5A: Traffic plying on LHS from Jodhpur Romana (Bathinda) to Mandi Dabwali +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | S.no. | Entry from (Name & chainage) | Exit to (Name, Chainage & distance) | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Assumed at start of project (km 0.000) (no entry shall | 1. Gurthari (Exit LHS), Km 13.680- | | | be recorded) | (13.680km) | | | | 2. Jassi baghwali (Main Fee plaza), Km | | | | 18.500 -(km18.500) | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Jassi baghwali (km 18.500) (Main Fee plaza) | 1. Pathrala (Exit LHS), Km 22.820- | | | | (4.320km) | | | | 2. Assumed at End of project km 27.400- | | | | (8.900km) | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Pathrala (km 24.300) | 1. Assumed at End of project km | | | (Entry LHS) | 27.400- (3.100km)* | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ *User Fee shall be collected at subsequent Exit toll booth Table 5B: Traffic plying on RHS from Mandi Dabwali to Jodhpur Romana (Bathinda) +-------+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ | S.no. | Entry from (Name & chainage) | Exit to (Name, Chainage & distance) | +-------+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Assumed at end of project (km 27.400) | 1. Jassi baghwali (Main Fee Plaza) km 18.500- (8.900 km)| +-------+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Jassi baghwali (km 18.500) | Assumed at start of project* (km 0.000)- 18.500km| | | (Main Fee Plaza) | | +-------+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ *No entry/exit shall be recorded and User Fee shall be collected at Main Fee Plaza 5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:- Table-5 +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------+ | Amount Payable* | Maximum number of | Period of validity| | | one way Journeys allowed | | +=================================================+=====================================+-------------------+ | One and half times of the | Two | Twenty four hours | | fee for one way journey | | from the time Of | | | | payment | +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the | Fifty | One month from | | fee payable for fifty single journeys. | | date of payment | +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------+ * Provided that the user uses the same entry and exit fee plazas while performing the return journey. 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 fee specified in sub-rule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules, and shall not be entitled to make use of the highway section unless the excess load has been removed from such mechanical vehicle. 7. Vehicles with valid functional FAStag will be allowed on the access-controlled highway. A fee equal to two times of the fee payable to that category will be levied from the vehicles who are not having valid functional FAStag, non- FAStag vehicles, low balance, Blacklisted FAStag etc. 8. 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. 9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 10. 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. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 789.26 Crore. The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed and the final capital cost will be notified separately. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. NHAI/PIU/BTI/JRMD/1316/TP//E-242655] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy. 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