Toll Price Hike 2025: Now you will have to loosen your pocket to travel on highways and expressways. NHAI has increased the toll charges of highways and expressways by 5 percent across the country.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased the toll charges on highways and expressways operated across the country by an average of 4 to 5 per cent to adjust for the rising costs due to inflation.
A senior official said the adjustment is part of NHAI’s annual review to align toll rates with inflation based on the wholesale price index and the additional revenue will help fund highway maintenance and expansion projects.
As per the NHAI notification…
- The one-way toll for cars and jeeps going from Sarai Kale Khan to Meerut on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway will now increase from Rs 165 to Rs 170.
- The toll for going from Ghaziabad to Meerut will increase from Rs 70 to Rs 75.
- Light commercial vehicles and buses will have to pay Rs 275 per trip on this route, while trucks will have to pay Rs 580.
- At the Chhijarsi toll plaza on NH-9, the toll for cars will increase from Rs 170 to Rs 175, light commercial vehicles will have to pay Rs 280 while buses and trucks will have to pay Rs 590.
Highways passing through Lucknow-
- Motorists travelling on highways passing through Lucknow, including those connecting the state capital to Kanpur, Ayodhya, Rae Bareli and Barabanki, will have to pay an additional Rs 5 to Rs 10 per trip for light vehicles.
- Heavy vehicles will have to pay 20 to 25 rupees extra.
- Additionally, now the price of monthly pass for cars will increase from Rs 930 to Rs 950.
- For cabs, this amount will increase from Rs 1225 to Rs 1255.
- The one-way toll for light motor vehicles and mini buses will increase from Rs 120 to Rs 125.
Delhi-Jaipur Highway
- At Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur highway, toll for private cars and jeeps will remain the same, but for bigger vehicles, the toll will increase by Rs 5 per trip.
- The price of the monthly pass for cars will now increase from Rs 930 to Rs 950 and for commercial cars and jeeps the amount will increase from Rs 1,225 to Rs 1,255.
- The single-trip toll for light motor vehicles and minibuses will increase from Rs 120 to Rs 125.
Let us tell you that there are about 855 plazas on India’s national highway network, out of which 675 are funded by the government, while about 180 plazas are managed by private operators.
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