New Toll Charges Announced for Lahore-Islamabad Motorway

Islamabad – Lahore – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) -The National Highway Authority (NHA) has updated toll tax rates for the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M2). These new charges will apply from August 26, 2025, and remain in effect until August 25, 2026.

This yearly increase is part of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) agreement with Motorway Operations and Rehabilitation Engineering (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of the Frontier Works Organization (FWO).

According to the NHA notification, the 10% yearly increase in toll charges follows the concession agreement signed on April 23, 2014, with FWO. The agreement requires annual adjustments from the second year of motorway operations to ensure proper maintenance and smooth travel on one of Pakistan’s busiest expressways.

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The updated toll charges vary by vehicle category and distance, calculated per kilometer. The revised rates are as follows:

• Cars, Jeeps, and Taxis (Class 1): Rs1,330 (Rs3.72/km)
• Wagons (Class 2): Rs2,240 (Rs6.24/km)
• Buses: Rs3,130 (Rs8.73/km)
• 2-Axle Trucks (Class 4): Rs4,460 (Rs12.45/km)
• 3-Axle Trucks (Class 5): Rs5,800 (Rs16.20/km)
• Articulated Trucks (Class 6): Rs7,460 (Rs20.83/km)

This increase helps maintain road quality, safety, and services for millions of daily commuters and cargo carriers on the M2 Motorway.