NHA increases toll taxes on national highways again

The National Highways Authority (NHA) has announced another increase in toll taxes for national highways and motorways. This change will be in effect starting April 1. According to the new rates, cars will now pay Rs70 at tolls on national highways. Vans will be charged Rs150, and buses will see a fee of Rs250. For trucks, two- and three-axle vehicles will pay Rs300, while larger trucks will incur a charge of Rs550. Several major motorways will see significant increases. For instance, the toll for cars on the M1 Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway has gone up from Rs500 to Rs550. On the M3 Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Motorway, the cost has risen from Rs700 to Rs800. There are also increases on the M4 Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad-Multan route, where car tolls have gone from Rs950 to Rs1,050. Similarly, tolls on the M5 Multan-Sukkur Motorway have increased from Rs1,100 to Rs1,200. The M14 Dera Ismail Khan-Hakla Motorway now charges Rs650 for cars, up from Rs600. Additionally, the toll for cars on the E35 Hasan Abdal-Havelian-Mansehra route has risen from Rs250 to Rs300. Overall, toll rates for larger vehicles on these routes now range from Rs850 to Rs5,750. The NHA has implemented these increases to help meet their revenue target of Rs102 billion.