Travellers To Spend Extra On Toll As Rates Increase From Today. Check New Prices

This marks the second toll increase in less than a year, following a previous revision in June 2024.

NHAI has issued notifications detailing the updated toll rates across various toll plazas.

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Commuters and commercial operators will have to shell out extra money while travelling on key highways and expressways from April 1 (Tuesday). The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has enforced a toll tax revision, and the new rates will also impact the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expressway, NH-9, the Delhi-Jaipur highway, and major routes in Lucknow.

This marks the second toll increase in less than a year, following a previous revision in June 2024.

Revised Toll Charges Across Major Highways

NHAI has issued notifications detailing the updated toll rates across various toll plazas. On highways passing through Lucknow—such as the Lucknow-Kanpur, Ayodhya, Raebareli, and Barabanki routes—light vehicles, including cars, will see a hike of Rs 5 to Rs 10 per trip. Heavy vehicles will pay an extra Rs 20 to Rs 25.

Delhi-Meerut Expressway & NH-9

• The toll for cars and jeeps from Sarai Kale Khan to Meerut will rise from Rs 165 to Rs 170.
• Light commercial vehicles and buses will now pay Rs 275.
• Truck tolls will increase to Rs 580 per trip.
• At the Chhijarsi toll plaza on NH-9, car tolls will increase from Rs 170 to Rs 175, light commercial vehicles to Rs 280, and buses and trucks to Rs 590.
• Vehicles with more than seven axles will see the highest increase, with tolls rising by Rs 590.
• The Ghaziabad-to-Meerut toll will increase from Rs 70 to Rs 75.

Delhi-Jaipur Highway (Kherki Daula Toll Plaza)

• While tolls for cars and jeeps remain unchanged, larger vehicles will incur an additional Rs 5 per journey.
• The monthly pass will now cost Rs 950, up from Rs 930.
• Commercial cars and jeeps will pay Rs 85 per trip, with their monthly pass rising from Rs 1,225 to Rs 1,255.
• Light motor vehicles (LMVs) and mini-buses will see their single-journey toll increase from Rs 120 to Rs 125.

NHAI has defended the revision, stating that the additional revenue will support ongoing infrastructure projects and road upkeep.