NHA raises Islamabad-Lahore Motorway toll by 7%
New toll set at Rs1,430 for cars, Rs2,390 for wagons, Rs3,350 for coasters, Rs4,770 for buses, Rs6,210 for trucks and Rs7,980 for articulated trucks
The National Highway Authority (NHA) has increased toll rates on the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M-2) by 7%, with the revised charges taking effect from July 5, 2026.
According to an NHA notice, the new rates will remain applicable until April 23, 2027. The increase has been made under the concession agreement signed on April 23, 2014 between the NHA and Motorway Operations and Rehabilitation Engineering (Private) Limited, a subsidiary owned by the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO).
The agreement covers overlay and modernisation of the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway on a build-operate-transfer basis for 20 years. The notice said a 7% hike in toll rates would be implemented from the 13th year of the concession period.
Under the revised schedule, cars, jeeps and taxis will be charged Rs1,430, with a per-kilometre toll rate of Rs3.98. Wagons will pay Rs2,390 at Rs6.68 per km, while coasters will be charged Rs3,350 at Rs9.34 per km.
The toll for buses has been fixed at Rs4,770, based on Rs13.32 per km. Two- and three-axle trucks will pay Rs6,210 at Rs17.33 per km, while articulated trucks will be charged Rs7,980 at Rs22.29 per km.
The increase comes days after the Islamabad High Court suspended an NHA notification imposing an additional 50% toll on vehicles travelling on motorways without an M-Tag or with insufficient M-Tag balance.
The court sought responses from the federation and NHA and adjourned the case until August 3.
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