Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-31012025-260607 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 516] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025/MAGHA 9, 1946 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th January, 2025 S.O. 520(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, number S.O. 465(E) dated 24th April, 2002, 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 365.570 (Lucknow to Faizabad to Gorakhpur to Uttar Pradesh/ Bihar Border of National Highway No. 28 in the State of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar 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 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 user fee notification published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (ii) vide S.O. 1880(E) dated 13th July 2015, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 80.618 Km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 27.68 Km (having length of 2.768 Km) [Table-4] and one and on half times of the base rate for bypass having length of 30.084 Km [Table-3] costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for use of four lane of Gorakhpur- Kasia - UP/Bihar Border Section of NH-28 from Km 279.800 to Km 360.915 (New CH: Km. 285.002 to 366.117) and BOT Annuity reach from Km.251.700 to Km. 279.800 (New Ch: Km. 252.860 to 285.215) of Gorakhpur Bypass of NH-28 in the State of Uttar Pradesh and authorises the Authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, as under:- TABLE-1 +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Type of Vehicle | Base rate of the fee as 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 | 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 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 Km 307+820 (New Km 313.372) near | 39.678 | 100% for four or more lane, | | Village Muzaina Hetim in District Deoria | [Excluding length of structure(> 60m)] | of the base rates mentioned | +-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | At Km 357+000 (New Km 361.902) near | 40.940 | in Table-1 above | | Village Salemgarh in District Kushinagar | [Excluding length of structure(> 60m)] | | +-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Total | 80.618 | | +-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs 10 crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza(s):- TABLE-3 +-------------------------------------------------+------------------+-------------+--------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee | Name of the | | | Length and cost of bypass for | Rate at which | | Plaza | Bypass | Taking off | Merging at | which additional fee is payable | fee is payable | | (Chainage) | | | | Length (in km) | | | | | | | Cost (in Rs. | | | | | | | Crore) | | +=================================================+==================+=============+==============+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | At Km 255+200 | Gorakhpur | Km 251.700 | Km 279.800 | 30.084 | 150% for four | | (New Km 256.500) | Bypass | (New Ch. | (New Ch. | > 10 crore | or more lane, of | | of | | 252.860) | 285.215^) | | the base rates | | NH-28 | | | | | mentioned in | | (Gorakhpur Bypass) | | | | | Table-1 above | | near Village Tendua | | | | | | | in District Gorakhpur | | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------+-------------+--------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ ^The joining point of Gorakhpur Bypass is at new Km. 285.215 while starting point of Gorakhpur - Kasya Section is at new Ch Km. 285.002. This difference of 213m (as a centerline chainage) is part of 4-laned section which has been used for junction design. 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 +-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length of structures (in km) to | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is | | | be converted into equivalent | length (in km) | payable | | | road length | | | +=================================================+=============================================+=============================================+=================================================+ | At Km 255+200 (New Km 256.500) | 2.271* | 22.710 | 100% for four or more | | of NH-28 (Gorakhpur Bypass) near | | | lane, of the base rates | | Village Tendua in District | | | mentioned in Table-1 | | Gorakhpur | | | above | +-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | At Km 307+820 (New Km 313.372) | 0.322** | 3.220 | | | near Village Muzaina Hetim in | | | | | District Deoria | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | At Km 357+000 (New Km 361.902) | 0.175*** | 1.750 | | | near Village Salemgarh in District | | | | | Kushinagar | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Total | 2.768 | 27.68 | | +-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ *The details of structures (> 60 m length) are as under:- +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | Sr. No. | Chainage | | Type of structure | Length (in km) | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | | From Km. | To Km. | | | +========+================+==============+=======================+================+ | (i) | 262+388 | 263+362 | Viaduct | 0.974 | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | (ii) | 264+130 | 264+539 | Bridge over Rapti River | 0.409 | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | (iii) | 268+088 | 268+506 | Viaduct | 0.418 | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | (iv) | 277+340 | 277+736 | Viaduct | 0.396 | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | (v) | 278+946 | 279+020 | ROB | 0.074 | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | | Total length | | | 2.271 | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ **The details of structures (> 60 m length) are as under:- +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | Sr. No. | Chainage | | Type of structure | Length (in km) | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | | From Km. | To Km. | | | +========+================+==============+=======================+================+ | (i) | 289.015 | 289.099 | Major Bridge | 0.084 | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | (ii) | 309.996 | 310.069 | Major Bridge | 0.073 | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | (iii) | 310.596 | 310.761 | Major Bridge | 0.165 | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | | Total length | | | 0.322 | +--------+----------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+ ***The details of structures (> 60 m length) are as under:- +--------+-------------------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | Sr. No. | Chainage (Existing/New) | Type of structure | Length (in km) | +--------+-------------------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | | From Km. | To Km. | | | +========+==============+==========+=======================+================+ | (i) | 327.844 | 327.944 | Major Bridge | 0.100 | +--------+--------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ | (ii) | 345.540 | 345.615 | Major Bridge | 0.075 | +--------+--------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ | | Total length | | | 0.175 | +--------+--------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------+ 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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs. 340.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Forty only) for the year 2024-25 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: - TABLE-5 +-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one-way | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +=====================================================+=================================================+===========================================+ | One and one-half times of the fee for one | Two | Twenty-four hours from the time | | way journey | | of payment | +-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee payable for | Fifty | One month from date of payment | | fifty 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 specified rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles. 7. 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. 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 Rupees 2387.83 Crores. 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 shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. UPDIV/18/2024-NHAI- RO Varanasi (UP East)/E-240638] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy.