Toll rates to be increased by 5 to 7 per cent in 25 toll booths in Tamil Nadu from 1 September

Travelling on National Highways is all set to get costlier from September 1 as the National Highways Authority of India will hike user fees in 25 toll plazas across the State.

The fare will go up by Rs 5 to Rs 150 a trip, depending on the type of vehicle.

According to the NHAI officials, the fee hike comes into effect annually as per the concessionaire agreement. The toll fee was hiked based on the wholesale price index as per the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008.

Currently, the State has 67 functional toll plazas set up by the NHAI. Among them, the user fee is revised in 25 toll gates every year on September 1, while the rest of the plazas undergo fee revision of April 1.

NHAI sources said the hike would be nominal varying from five to seven per cent in the toll plazas across the State for all classes of vehicles.