Toll collection to begin at Nagdhunga Tunnel on November 1

KATHMANDU: The Nagdhunga Tunnel Construction Project is set to begin collecting tolls from vehicles using the tunnel route from November 1.

In a public notice issued today, the project stated that toll collection would begin in accordance with a decision by the Executive Committee of the Road Board Nepal.

The government had previously fixed toll rates for vehicles using the Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel and published them in the Nepal Gazette. The rates vary according to vehicle type and direction of travel.

Cars, vans, pickups, tractors, microbuses and other light vehicles will be charged Rs. 65 when entering Kathmandu and Rs. 60 when leaving the capital.

Similarly, minibuses and mini-tippers/trucks will be charged Rs. 125 for ent

Toll collection to begin at Nagdhunga Tunnel on November 1

KATHMANDU: The Nagdhunga Tunnel Construction Project is set to begin collecting tolls from vehicles using the tunnel route from November 1.

In a public notice issued today, the project stated that toll collection would begin in accordance with a decision by the Executive Committee of the Road Board Nepal.

The government had previously fixed toll rates for vehicles using the Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel and published them in the Nepal Gazette. The rates vary according to vehicle type and direction of travel.

Cars, vans, pickups, tractors, microbuses and other light vehicles will be charged Rs. 65 when entering Kathmandu and Rs. 60 when leaving the capital.

Similarly, minibuses and mini-tippers/trucks will be charged Rs. 125 for entry into Kathmandu and Rs. 80 for departure.

Buses and trucks with a single rear axle will be charged Rs. 260 when entering Kathmandu and Rs. 200 when leaving.

Trucks, other vehicles and heavy equipment will be charged Rs. 600 for entry into Kathmandu and Rs. 250 for departure.

The tunnel was inaugurated on July 27, and vehicles have been using it on a trial basis since then.ry into Kathmandu and Rs. 80 for departure.

Buses and trucks with a single rear axle will be charged Rs. 260 when entering Kathmandu and Rs. 200 when leaving.

Trucks, other vehicles and heavy equipment will be charged Rs. 600 for entry into Kathmandu and Rs. 250 for departure.

The tunnel was inaugurated on July 27, and vehicles have been using it on a trial basis since then.