NHA to hike toll on highways, motorways from April 1

ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) on Monday unveiled a new toll structure for national highways and motorways, set to take effect from April 1.

Under the new toll rate, charges for cars on national highways will be Rs70, while vans will be charged Rs150 and buses Rs250. Two and three-axle trucks will pay a toll of Rs300, and larger trucks will be charged Rs550 from next month, read a notification issued by the NHA.

This new rate applies to several major motorways, including M1, M3, M4, M5, M14, and E35. The car toll on the M1 Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway has risen from Rs500 to Rs550, while the M3 Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Motorway now charges Rs800 instead of Rs700.

Similarly, the toll for cars on the M4 Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad-Multan Motorway has increased from Rs950 to Rs1,050, while the M5 Multan-Sukkur Motorway now charges Rs1,200, up from Rs1,100.

On the M14 Dera Ismail Khan-Hakla Motorway, the car toll has gone up from Rs600 to Rs650. Meanwhile, the E35 Hasan Abdal-Havelian-Mansehra route now costs Rs300 for cars, compared to the previous Rs 250. For larger vehicles, toll rates across these motorways now range from Rs850 to Rs 5,750.