PATNA, July 8 -- The Bihar road construction department (RCD) has issued a formal notification, envisaging user charges - commonly referred to as toll taxes - on state highways, major district roads (MDRs) and key bridges. The notification, issued late Monday evening, is in line with the rules approved by the state cabinet earlier this week under CM Samrat Choudhary. It marks Bihar's first comprehensive framework for levying fees on state-owned roads and bridges to recover maintenance and development costs, said the officials. CM Choudhary, however, clarified that the toll tax would be levied only on commercial vehicles and privately owned vehicles would be exempted. As per the Road User Fee Rules, 2026, user charge has been defined in accordance with the road width and vehicle category. Roads narrower than 5.5 metres are exempted, as are certain urban stretches and lower-category district roads. P2...