India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) has enacted a policy change, reducing tolls on national highway sections featuring bridges, tunnels, flyovers or elevated roads by up to 50%, effective July 2 2025. The revised framework replaces the 2008 rules, introducing a new toll calculation: for structure-heavy sections, the payment will be based on the lesser of either ten times the length of the structure plus the rest of the road, or five times the entire section length.
For example, a 40 km stretch composed entirely of elevated structures would now be tolled at 200 km instead of 400 km, halving the cost. This change balances infrastructure cost recovery with greater affordability, especially benefiting motorists, freight operators and logistics firms. The reduction is expected to lower driving expenses, enhance highway utilization and potentially reduce congestion and emissions as vehicles avoid alternate, less-efficient routes.
India’s national highway network has grown from 91,287 km in 2014 to 146,145 km by 2023. By easing toll burdens, MORTH aims to boost economic activity, support social equity and foster sustainable, accessible transportation across diverse regions.
