The construction of the Nagadhunga-Sisnekhola tunnel has reached its final stage. Although the construction period is till next November, the government is preparing to start the tunnel from January. The reason is that the tunnel will be put into operation after the contracting process is completed by the entity that will operate the tunnel.

Sanjay Panthi, Senior Divisional Engineer of the Nagadhunga Tunnel Construction Project said that 90 percent of the construction work has now been completed.

Now the mountain in front of the mouth of the tunnel towards Dhading is being improved . Construction of physical structures is also going on towards Kathmandu. Nepal's   The first flyover has been constructed . Panthi said that its construction work has been completed. According to him, vehicles going through the tunnel from Kathmandu will use the flyover. A separate road has been built on the side of the flyover for vehicles coming from Dhading towards Kathmandu. Similarly, the construction of the 2.6 km two-lane road leading from the flyover to the tunnel has been completed.  

The construction of the tunnel, which started on November 4, 2076, was supposed to be completed within 42 months. But the work is not finished even after 67 months. The project claims that the completion of the project was delayed initially due to covid and later due to local obstacles. The road department has informed that the work has been delayed due to frequent obstructions by the locals.

The project says that it will take 33 minutes to reach Balumbu from Sisnekhola via Nagadhunga road and 23 minutes from the exit. But after the tunnel is operational, the project has said that the KCPD will reach Balambu from Sisnekhola within 7 minutes. Since the project started, 3 underpasses, 4 box culverts, 1 overpass, 3 bridges have been constructed. Inside the tunnel, the painting work is now in its final stages. Currently, some sections of the tunnel are being finished.