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Home » Govt Slashes Toll on Highways with Bridges, Tunnels by Up to 50%

Govt Slashes Toll on Highways with Bridges, Tunnels by Up to 50%

Ananya Pattnaik by Ananya Pattnaik
July 5, 2025
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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has announced a major reduction in toll charges on national highway stretches featuring major structures such as bridges, tunnels, flyovers, and elevated corridors.


The toll has been cut by up to 50% following a key amendment to the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008.

 

The new formula for calculating toll was notified on July 2, 2025. Under the revised rules, toll will now be calculated based on the lesser of two values:

  1. Ten times the length of the structural elements plus the non-structural section, or

  2. Five times the total length of the highway section, including the structures.

For example, under the previous system, a 40-kilometre stretch made entirely of structural elements would be tolled as 400 kilometres (10×40 km). Now, it will be considered as 200 kilometres (5×40 km), effectively reducing toll charges by half.

The term “structure” includes independent bridges, tunnels, flyovers, or elevated highways, the ministry clarified.

Currently, such structured stretches attract tolls at ten times the base rate due to high construction and maintenance costs. However, the revised system aims to balance affordability for commuters with the need for recovering infrastructure investments.

A senior official from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) confirmed the development, stating that the reform is intended to rationalize toll collection, reduce travel costs, and boost usage of national highways with major infrastructure elements.

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