Ahmedabad SP Ring Road toll handover planned for 1 Jan 2027

By Akhil Arora · 21 Oct, 2026

AUDA plans to take over toll collection on Ahmedabad’s 76-km SP Ring Road from 1 Jan 2027. Rates may be revised, but the final vehicle-wise schedule and car exemption remain unconfirmed.

Ahmedabad SP Ring Road toll handover planned for 1 Jan 2027

Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) plans to take over toll collection on the 76-km Sardar Patel (SP) Ring Road from 1 January 2027, when the existing concession arrangement is due to end on 31 December 2026. The authority has indicated that rates are likely to be revised under the tender formula, but it has not published a final rupee schedule, so any exact increase remains expected rather than confirmed.

Key takeaways

AUDA plans direct toll collection from 1 January 2027; the current concession arrangement is due to end on 31 December 2026.
The road is being widened from four lanes to six lanes in two packages covering 37.000 km and 39.254 km, for an official total design length of 76.254 km.
Toll rates may be revised under the new arrangement, but the final fees by vehicle class have not been published.
Whether the existing exemption for light motor vehicle passenger cars continues is still unresolved in the latest reports.

Illustrative image: a toll plaza on a divided urban ring road; this is not an official photograph of the Sardar Patel Ring Road.

What AUDA plans to change

The immediate change is administrative: AUDA is preparing to collect the user fee directly after the current concessionaire’s collection rights end. A 20 October 2026 report by The Times of India said AUDA would manage the arrangement with a private manpower agency at the toll plazas, while toll revenue would be used within the long-term road project structure.

The same report said AUDA plans to collect toll for 15 years under the new arrangement. It also said new toll plazas are planned as the upgraded road is delivered. This means the handover date should not be read as proof that all widening work will be complete by 1 January 2027; toll operations and construction are related, but they are separate milestones.

AUDA’s own project document describes the six-laning work in two packages. The first covers 37.000 km, while the second covers 39.254 km, making the total design length 76.254 km. The document also describes the existing four-lane carriageway being widened to six lanes with service-road improvements. The official AUDA project EOI is the primary source for these engineering lengths.

Rates are expected to change, but no rupee figure is final

Drivers should separate the reported policy direction from the number they will eventually pay. The Times of India quoted an AUDA official as saying the toll would be revised under the tender formula, with the current Wholesale Price Index likely to result in a marginal increase. That is an expectation, not a published rate notification.

The same report said that, after the six-laning project is completed, AUDA plans to apply new toll rates in line with National Highways Authority of India rules. That does not give motorists a final vehicle-wise fee today. A toll schedule still needs to state the effective date, vehicle categories, single-trip and return-trip treatment, and how FASTag deductions will be displayed.

The status of light motor vehicle passenger cars also matters. An earlier report said the government would decide later whether the existing exemption for such cars would continue. Until AUDA or the relevant government authority publishes a final notification, car users should not assume either a permanent exemption or a confirmed charge.

Why the project-cost figures need context

Public descriptions of the widening project contain different cost figures. The current Times of India report describes the work as a ₹2,200 crore project, while AUDA’s April 2025 EOI lists estimated engineering, procurement and construction costs of ₹848 crore for Package 1 and ₹893 crore for Package 2. That is a combined ₹1,741 crore, explicitly excluding GST, in the official document.

These figures are not toll amounts and should not be compared as if they were the same billing line. They come from different documents and stages of the project; the official EOI gives a package-level estimate excluding GST, while the newspaper report refers to the broader project description. The safe reader takeaway is that the final toll should be taken only from the authority’s published schedule, not inferred from the construction cost.

Who may feel the change

Frequent commuters who use the ring road will be most exposed to any change in vehicle-class treatment. If passenger cars remain exempt, the direct toll effect on those trips would be limited; if that exemption ends, the impact would depend on the final rate and how often the road is used. The latest reporting does not establish which outcome will apply.

For commercial vehicles, a toll is a direct route cost. Fleet operators and delivery businesses will need to compare the revised fee with fuel, distance and travel-time effects when the schedule is released. For a route that crosses Ahmedabad, the toll charges calculator can be used with the announced fee, while the fuel cost calculator can show the combined road-trip cost. Until then, any calculation using an unverified SP Ring Road rate would be provisional.

Drivers planning a longer Gujarat journey can also use the road-trip planner to compare route options once the toll plazas, diversions and final fees are known. A lower toll is not automatically a lower trip cost if an alternative route adds fuel or time.

What to watch before 1 January 2027

Final toll notification: Look for the rupee amount by vehicle class, the effective date and the treatment of FASTag deductions.
Passenger-car exemption: Check whether AUDA or the state government confirms, changes or withdraws the existing exemption.
Tender and operator details: AUDA’s official tender page directs bidders to its e-procurement portal; later notices should clarify the collection agency and plaza operations.
Work-zone advisories: Six-laning and service-road work can affect access and lane choices, so check official traffic updates before a time-sensitive trip.

For now, the confirmed planning point is the proposed 1 January 2027 handover. The exact rupee effect for a car, taxi, bus or truck remains to be notified, and should be treated as unconfirmed until AUDA publishes the final schedule.