Five
road sections
still blocked,
eight sections
opened for
one-way
traffic
(kh
09/10/2024)
Stalled
flyover
construction
work in Gwarko
is causing
congestion and
frustration :
The project,
which began in
February 2022,
has faced
significant
delays due to
technical
issues and the
monsoon season,
by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp
09/10/2024)
Authorities
crack down on
overloaded
vehicles
(kh
08/10/2024)
Public
transport and
air tickets
scarce for
Dashain
(kh
07/10/2024)
Mustang
and Dolpa
being linked
to road
network
(rep
07/10/2024)
‘Unbearable’:
Travellers
struggle to
negotiate the
Narayanghat-Butwal
road : Ongoing
expansion
works, coupled
with
landslides,
have turned
travel on this
essential
route into a
harrowing
journey,
by Nabin
Pasudel (kp
06/10/2024)
Key
highways still
remain blocked
(kh
04/10/2024)
Tatopani
point
accessible by
ropeway
(rn
04/10/2024)
Track
opened in
Kirnetar to
serve as
alternative to
flood-ravaged
BP Highway :
Traffic was
disrupted in
the road
section after
the Tamakoshi
river swept
away around
400 metres
road near
Khimti
Hydropower
Project on
Saturday,
by Kedar
Shiwakoti (kp
03/10/2024)
Sunkoshi
River erosion
collapses
section of BP
Highway : The
Khurkot-Mulkot
road remains
blocked,
by Raj Kumar
Karki (kp
30/09/2024)
Traffic
resumed along
Nepalthok-Khurkot
road section
(kh
29/09/2024), Kathmandu-Mugling
road reopens
after
landslide
cleanup in
Dhading’s
Jhayple Khola
(kh
29/09/2024)
Floods
and landslides
block these
key roads
(kh
28/09/2024)
NDRRMA
urges
suspension of
night bus
services for
two days due
to risk of
heavy rain
(rep
26/09/2024), Night
bus operation
ban in 56
districts due
to monsoon
warnings
(kh
26/09/2024)
Saptakoshi
bus accident
update: 20
passengers
rescued
(kh
26/09/2024)
Siddhababa
tunnel
achieves key
breakthroughs.
Project
completion
target set for
December : The
1.12 km tunnel
aims to
improve safety
on a hazardous
road linking
several hill
districts to
the Tarai,
by Madhav
Aryal (kp
26/09/2024)
Ghandruk
road reopens
after
two-month
closure
(rep
25/09/2024)
Postal
Highway in
Nawalparasi
West stuck in
delays :
Residents of
several
settlements
have been
enduring dust,
mud and safety
risks as road
upgrade
remains
stalled for
years, by
Nabin Paudel
(kp
20/09/2024)
Baglung
Bus Park opens
23 years after
acquiring land
from locals :
The project
was initiated
after the
residents
donated 17.5
ropani of land
in 2001; the
foundation was
laid in 2018;
and the
construction
was completed
in June 2021,
by Prakash
Baral (kp
17/09/2024)
No
access road
for
Palpa-Syangja
bridge causes
major travel
hassles for
locals and
travellers,
by Madhav
Aryal (kp
16/09/2024)
Bara
bus accident:
One dead, 42
undergoing
treatment
(rep
16/09/2024)
Civil
society
members call
upon prime
minister to
take urgent
steps to
improve road
safety : Urge
for enhanced
legislation,
increased
traffic
personnel, and
advanced
monitoring
systems
(kp
16/09/2024)
Govt
allocates
three billion
for road
repairs before
Dashain
(kh
14/09/2024)
Taxis
block roads in
protest
against
ride-sharing
services
(kh
13/09/2024), The
Taxing Side of
Taxi Drivers’
Protest
(rep
14/09/2024)
Panchthar’s
Chiwabhanjyang-Darimba
road crumbling
due to
contractor’s
neglect : Of
the 114 km of
the Mid-Hill
Highway in
Panchthar
district, 63
km has been
blacktopped,
but 51 km from
Chiwabhanjyang
to Darimba
remains
incomplete
despite
several
deadline
extensions,
by Laxmi
Gauitam (kp
13/09/2024)
15
injured in bus
accident at
Ambukhareni
(rep
11/09/2024)
Govt
to reassess
SC’s 20-meter
riverbank
construction
ban (kh
09/09/2024)
Haphazard
road
construction
causing
environmental
problems,
by Keshar Raj
Chhetri (ae
06/09/2024)
Landslides
obstruct
Mid-hill
Highway in
Baglung
(kh
06/09/2024), Landslides
obstruct roads
at several
places across
Nepal (rep
06/09/2024)
Over
19,000
vehicles
penalized in
Gandaki
Province in
first fiscal
month (kh
05/09/2024)
Kalaiya’s
Sitalpur-Awadhpur
road work
stalled in
crucial
stretch for a
decade : A
three-kilometre
section of the
26-km
Manmat-Matiwarwa
road project,
a key part of
the Postal
Highway,
remains
unfinished,
causing
ongoing dust
and mud
problems for
locals, by
Laxmi Sah (kp
05/09/2024)
Concrete
bridge
dilapidated
for a decade
(rn
02/09/2024)
Landslide
obstructs
Dumre-Besisahar
road (kh
01/09/2024)
Delayed
road
construction
causes
hardships for
local
residents
(kh
31/08/2024)
Ride-hailing
guidelines
uncertain
despite court
order :
Contradiction
between the
two legal
provisions
regarding the
purpose of
transport—private
vehicles for
public use—has
not been
sorted out,
by Krishana
Prasain (kp
30/08/2024)
Upgrade
Highways
Immediately,
by Aditi
Koirala (rn
30/08/2024)
Metropolitan
Ring Road
construction
project
nearing
completion in
Bharatpur
(rn
30/08/2024)
Road
accidents and
fatalities
increasing by
the day,
by Keshar Raj
Chhetri (ae
29/08/2024)
Two
dead, 25
injured in
Bara bus
accident
(kh
29/08/2024)
Good
Governance For
Road Safety,
by Namrata
Sharma (rn
28/08/2024)
13
injured as bus
overturns in
Kapilvastu
(26/08/2024)
We
need a
powerful road
safety council
: Contractors
are powerful
because of
their
connection
with
influential
leaders
including
prime
ministers and
ministers,
interview with
Arjun Jung
Thapa (kp
26/08/2024)
Vehicle
with 10
passengers
falls off a
cliff in
Dhankuta
(rep
25/08/2024)
15
passengers
injured in bus
accident on
Mugling-Narayangadh
road (kh
25/08/2024)
Pilgrims
heading
towards
Kailash
Manasarovar
stranded
(kh
25/08/2024), Road
to lake
Mansarovar and
Mount Kailash
reopened
(kh
25/08/2024)
Dry
landslide
obstructs two
highways
(kh
25/08/2024)
15
passengers
rescued
unconscious
after bus
plunges into
Marsyangdi
river, 11
still missing
(kh
23/08/2024), 14
die as
passenger bus
plunges into
Marsyangdi
River in
Tanahun
(kh
23/08/2024), Tanahu
Bus Accident:
Death toll
rises to 27
(kh
23/08/2024), 27
dead as Indian
tourist bus
plunges into
Marsyangdi :
16 injured—six
in critical
condition—are
undergoing
treatment in
Kathmandu,
by Samjhana
Rasaili and
Hariram Upreti
(kp
24/08/2024)
Floods
displace 800
families in
Kailali as
rains wreak
havoc in
several
districts : A
massive
landslide
blocked
Prithvi
Highway in
Tanahun for 24
hours leaving
hundreds of
passengers
stranded,
by Arjun Shah
and Samjhana
Rasaili (kp
28/08/2024)
Lumbini’s
‘smart refresh
centres’ fall
in limbo due
to budget woes
: Four years
ago, the
provincial
government
announced a
plan to
construct five
stopover
centres along
the East-West
Highway to
reduce road
accidents
caused by
driver fatigue
and offer
amenities for
both drivers
and passengers,
by Ghanashyam
Gautam (kp
22/08/2024), For
a refreshing
ride : We must
set up
infrastructures
and amenities
to take care
of drivers’
wellbeing to
ensure road
safety (kp
23/08/2024)
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