The National Highways Authority (NHA) has introduced a substantial increase in toll taxes for vehicles on highways and motorways, which will be enforced from October 1, 2024, ARY News reported on Monday.
Under the revised rates, cars traveling on the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M1) will see their toll rise from Rs. 350 to Rs 460. Wagons will now be charged Rs. 720, up from Rs. 550, while buses face an increase from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 1,300. For trucks, the toll tax will jump from Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 1,950.
Toll hikes have also been implemented on several other key routes, including the Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Motorway (M3), Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad-Multan Motorway (M4), Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M5), D.I. Khan-Hakla Motorway (M14), and the Mansehra Expressway.
On national highways, the toll for cars will increase from Rs. 40 to Rs. 50, wagons will be charged Rs. 90, and buses will face a new rate of Rs. 170. For 2 and 3-axle trucks, the tax will be Rs. 210, while articulated trucks will be charged Rs. 460.
In addition, tolls have been raised at key locations such as the Kohat Tunnel (N55), Islamabad-Murree-Kohala Highway (N75), and Mianwali Toll Plaza (N135), with commuters facing higher charges across the board.
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Another day, another price hike in toll :(
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Now NHA will revise the toll on daily basis to increase no to decrease its non stop never ending practice as roads are hardly maintained but of course money is neede to buy new vehicles for officers & families and tgeir free trips as we see same old petrol vehicles on road and no improvement, let us support NHA to feed them abd wait for defensive reply and rationalisation.
Now toll taxes is directly proportional to fuel prices.
After every six months it’s increased.but not decreased.
When company wake in morning they just increase prices first before breakfast