There will be only 67 pillars on the flyover. Vehicles will drive above it, while wildlife will roam below it.
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A tender for the upgrade of the Narayangadh-Hetauda road section along the East-West Highway will be floated by the second week of Falgun.
The main road will be constructed with a concessional loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with 4 lanes and 8 lanes including service lanes in the market area. A 70-kilometer road section from Narayangadh to Hetauda is being upgraded. The design work has been completed, said Chudaraj Dhakal, Project Director of the Project Directorate (ADB).
‘The work of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is in the final stage,’ he said, ‘The design prepared for the construction is also in the approval stage.’
According to him, a two-km long attractive flyover is being constructed in Tikauli forest of Chitwan, which is located on the same highway. ‘This is the first time such a long flyover is being constructed within a protected area,’ he said, ‘which will also attract tourists.’ According to him, it is estimated to cost about 7 billion rupees for its construction.
He said that the ADB has agreed to provide a grant of about three billion rupees. ‘The flyover will be 3-3 lanes,’ he said, ‘in which 1-1 lanes on both sides will be suitable for walking and cycling, and the remaining 4 lanes will be used for vehicles in both directions in 2-2 lanes.’ He said that domestic and foreign tourists will be able to take photos and videos while sitting on the bridge.
There will be only 67 pillars on the flyover. ‘Vehicles will pass over the flyover, while wildlife will pass under it,’ he said, ‘Such a flyover is being built for the protection of wildlife. Many wildlife have died due to vehicle collisions in the Tikauli forest.
According to him, contracts are being awarded for the construction and upgrading of roads in the Narayangadh-Hetauda and Muglin-Ambukhaireni sections within Falgun. ‘The design work of the 100 km road from Pathlaiya in Bara to Narayangadh has been completed,’ he said, ‘In the first lot, work is going to be done on the Narayangadh-Hetauda and Muglin-Ambukhaireni sections.’
The project office estimates that the work on the Ambukhaireni and Narayangadh-Hetauda sections will cost 53 billion rupees. The project chief said that apart from the three billion rupees that were said to be given for the flyover, everything is being built on ADB’s concessional loan so far.
The Muglin-Ambukhaireni road is 8.5 km long. The project says that it will take two and a half years to build it. The road leading from Muglin to Ambukhaireni is narrow. But the traffic volume is high. Despite the high traffic volume, the power house of the Marsyangdi Hydropower Project is located in that section. Where the risk of accidents is high due to the narrow road. Therefore, a 2-lane road is being constructed on that section of the road. 5 km of the road will be from the other side.
It has been designed to build 1 concrete bridge each at Trishuli under Muglin Bazaar and at Katna of the Marsyangdi Hydropower Project. The bridge will be built about 400 meters from the Marsyangdi Power House. Then a 4-lane road will be built up to Jamune.
Chief Dhakal said that the work on the Aanbukhaireni-Jamune section has been completed and the construction progress of the Jamune-Pokhara section is 62 percent. "The work on the Jamune-Pokhara section is complete and preparations are underway for its handover," he said. "Work is underway on the Pokhara section." According to him, it has been difficult to complete the work on time due to problems such as electricity, telephone poles, drinking water, and sewage.
