With only seven months left for the third extension, the work on the Narayangadh-Butwal road extension project has been accelerated. The Chinese company China State Corporation, which has not worked for four months after the extension of the deadline, has now accelerated the work towards both the eastern and western sections.

Now in both areas, the work of making black sheets, making culverts and cutting the hill in Daunne is being done . The Narayangadh-Butwal Road Extension Project Office has informed that the road expansion is being done at the fastest pace since the road expansion started 6 years ago. 

Now the information officer of the eastern section of the project, Engineer Shiv Khanal, said that black paper has been prepared at 16 places from Gandakot to Daune in the eastern section. "After the road department gave the last warning and gave strict instructions to work according to the target every month, the contractor has accelerated the work," said Engineer Khanal, "in the next month, the progress of the work will be seen in a way that passengers will feel". This is the speed of work so far.' 

In the western section, black paper is being prepared in Sunwal, Bhumhi, Bardghat and Rupandehi areas of West Nawalparasi . The consultant Korean company sent a warning letter (notice to correct) to the contractor and blacked 70 percent of the road on one side by November 25th and on one side of the 116 km from Narayangadh to Butwal by March 17th. It was stipulated that there should be black paper. 

Although the condition of having 70 percent black paper by November 25 has not been met, the project office hopes to meet the target by March as the work has accelerated. So far, 54 percent of the work has been done in both sections. 

This highway expansion work started on Chait 8, 2075 should be completed by July 22, 2079. The deadline was extended until July 11, 2080 for the first time due to Corona infection and lack of construction materials. After the work did not speed up in the first extended period, it was extended for the second time till July 8, 2081 . After the work was not completed for the second time, the deadline was extended for the third time till July 8, 2082.