New Toll Tax Rates: If you travel on expressway or national highway daily then this news is very important for you. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to increase toll tax at many toll plazas across the country. The new rates will be effective from April 1, 2025, and the change will come into effect from midnight of March 31.

Impact on Lucknow route

Travelling on Lucknow route will become expensive due to NHAI toll tax hike. Toll has been increased on routes like Lucknow-Kanpur, Ayodhya, Rae Bareli and Barabanki. Due to the increase in toll tax on Lucknow route, passengers will have to pay more money. The toll for light vehicles (car/jeep) has been increased from ₹5 to ₹10. While the toll for heavy vehicles has been increased from ₹20 to ₹25.

Toll tax increased on Delhi-Meerut Expressway

Those traveling on Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expressway and NH-9 will now have to pay more toll tax. Toll tax has been increased from Sarai Kale Khan to Meerut, under which the toll for car/jeep has been increased from ₹165 to ₹170. Apart from this, the toll for light commercial vehicles has been increased to ₹275 and the toll for trucks has been increased to ₹580. This change will come into effect from April 1, 2025.

Toll tax increased at Chhijarsi toll plaza

Toll tax has also been changed at Chhijarsi toll plaza (NH-9). Here the toll for a car has been increased from ₹170 to ₹175. Apart from this, the toll has been increased to ₹280 for light commercial vehicles and ₹590 for buses/trucks and the maximum toll for heavy vehicles with 7 or more axles has been increased to ₹590. Those going from Ghaziabad to Meerut will now have to pay ₹75 toll instead of ₹70.

The effect of change in toll tax will be seen on Delhi-Jaipur Highway and NH-44 route as well. From April 1, new toll tax rates will be applicable on Kherki Daula, Gharaunda and Ghaggar toll plazas.

Gharaunda Toll Plaza

New toll tax rates have come into effect at Gharaunda toll plaza. Here the one-way toll will be ₹195 and the toll for both ways will be ₹290. Apart from this, the price of toll pass for heavy vehicles like buses and trucks has been increased from ₹21,000 to ₹21,750. Local residents will also have to pay ₹5 to ₹10 more than before.

Ghaggar Toll Plaza

Toll tax has also been changed at Ghaggar toll plaza. Here the toll for car, jeep and van has been increased by ₹5. Apart from this, the monthly pass will become costlier by ₹145 while the pass for bus and truck will cost ₹475.

Kherki Daula Toll Plaza

The toll for heavy vehicles at Kherki Daula toll plaza has been increased by ₹5 and this hike will be applicable on the return journey as well which means a two-way journey will cost an additional ₹10. Apart from this, the price of monthly pass has been increased from ₹930 to ₹950. Monthly pass for commercial car/jeep is ₹1255 and LMV/minibus drivers will have to pay ₹125.

Varanasi-Gorakhpur and Rohtak

A 5% increase in toll rates on the Varanasi-Gorakhpur NH-29 Expressway will come into effect from April 1. Apart from this, new rates will also be applicable at Makhadauli and Madina toll plazas in Rohtak city of Haryana. Here car drivers will have to pay ₹5 extra while bus and truck owners will have to pay ₹10 more.