Started three years ago, the project is expected to complete in the given deadline of mid-December, 2026. The 16 kilometres stretch of the Araniko Highway is being expanded into six lanes in two packages.
The first section from Suryabinayak to Sanga has achieved 65 percent completion and the route from Sanga to Dhulikhel recorded 55 percent progress. The Suryabinayak-Sanga is being constructed at a cost of Rs 3.88 billion. Information Officer of the Project, Anju Pariyar, said that a bridge over Mahadev river is being constructed in this stretch out of the total three bridges to be built.
Pariyar shared that designs of two other bridges have been completed and the construction will be initiated soon.
Likewise, the Lama Construction Pvt Ltd is carrying out the construction works of the Sanga-Dhulikhel section at the cost of Rs 4.5 billion. The construction works along the Sanga to Dhulikhel section has advanced smoothly recently though it was stalled for some period citing some local issues. Project Engineer Bishnu Prasad Khanal shared that currently the construction works have been intensified in Janagal, Basghari-Budol, Saga-Bhainsepati and Banepa sites. (RSS)
