Ministry : Supreme Court of India (Not Applicable)
Part III-Section 1
Subject : Extra Ordinary
Analysis
The document is an extraordinary issue of the Gazette of India (Part II, Section 3(ii)) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, on May 20, 2026. It is a notification under the National Highways Act, 1956, exercising powers conferred by Section 7 read with Rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (amended).
The core purpose of this gazette is to notify revised toll rates for the National Expressway NE-4 (also called the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway), covering the 336.2 km section from Sohna (Haryana) to Panvel (Maharashtra). It details the base fee per km for different vehicle categories, toll collection points, structure-based charges, and rules for usage.
Overview
The gazette notifies the fee structure for the NE-4 Expressway under the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, superseding an earlier notification (S.O. 4872(E), October 30, 2024). The fee is to be collected by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), either directly or via a contractor, at designated toll plazas. The rates are 125% of the base rates specified for the base year 2007–08, applied to both net road length and equivalent road length of structures exceeding 60 meters.
Key Points
- Route: National Expressway NE-4 (Sohna ↔ Panvel), covering 336.2 km across Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
- Effective toll section: Km 291.100 to Km 427.300.
- Vehicle categories and base rates (₹/km):
- Cars, Jeeps, Vans, Light Motor Vehicles: ₹0.65
- Light Commercial Vehicles, Mini Buses: ₹1.05
- Buses/Trucks (Two Axles): ₹2.20
- Three-axle commercial vehicles: ₹2.40
- Heavy Construction/Earth Moving/Multi-axle (4–6 axles): ₹3.45
- Oversized vehicles (7+ axles): ₹4.20
- Toll plazas: Seven main plazas at Kms 291.100, 337.171, 358.695, 372.590, 385.797, 398.241, and 417.810, with exit at 427.300.
- Structures tollable: Includes interchanges, flyovers, bridges, tunnels, and animal underpasses, converted to equivalent road length (×10) and charged at 125% of base rates.
- Traffic movement: Toll charged based on actual distance traveled in either direction (LHS or RHS).
- Multiple journeys: Passes available for up to 50 one-way journeys (valid for one month), offering two-thirds of the total fee for bulk usage.
- Overloaded vehicles: Additional fee equal to the fee for entering an overloaded vehicle, as per Rule 10 of the parent rules.
- Capital cost: Estimated at ₹7,857.45 crore, to be recovered through tolls.
Summary
This gazette establishes a comprehensive toll regime for the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway (NE-4), introducing distance-based, vehicle-category-specific fees effective from the date of publication. It incorporates provisions for structure tolling, multi-journey discounts, and overload penalties, ensuring revenue recovery for the project while standardizing fee collection mechanisms across the corridor. The notification is critical for policy analysts, transport planners, and stakeholders involved in national highway financing and operations.
