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Krishnabhir track widened to support road reconstruction

From OnlineKhabar English · () English

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  • Workers are widening a roughly four-meter track above the landslide site to support reconstruction along the Prithvi Highway in Chitwan.
  • Engineers said the road will not yet reopen to public vehicles, but work is being accelerated with a target of making it usable by the end of Bhadra.
  • Seven excavators, a JCB, a loader and two bulldozers are now operating at the site, with more equipment to be added if needed.

A track opened above Krishnabhir on Nepal’s Prithvi Highway is being widened as crews prepare to rebuild a section blocked by a landslide. The route was created after workers cleared trees and bushes from the upper part of the slide area, allowing construction materials and equipment to reach the site.

Sachendra Mishra, an engineer with the western section of the Naubise-Muglin Road Project, said the track is about four meters wide and runs in both directions along the top of the hill. “Work has begun to widen the track that was opened yesterday,” he said.

Work has begun to widen the track that was opened yesterday.

· Sachendra MishraThe road project engineer described the next step after workers opened the access track above the landslide.

The construction team still needs to cut the slope and roadside wall, widen and gravel the road, adjust its grade and manage the landslide according to the approved design. Mishra said the road would not immediately reopen to public vehicles, but work was being expedited with the aim of making it usable by the end of Bhadra.

After the track was opened, it has become easier to transport construction materials and fuel and for workers to travel to and from the site.

· Engineer Ishwar NepalThe site manager explained how the temporary track has improved access for reconstruction work.

The access route is being used mainly by construction workers and for transporting materials and fuel. Sharma-JIV JV opened it, and site manager Engineer Ishwar Nepal said the track is about 20 meters above the main road and 350 meters long. “After the track was opened, it has become easier to transport construction materials and fuel and for workers to travel to and from the site,” he said. “It is currently being used only for construction purposes. It is not a new road opened for the general public.”

Nepal said the route is passable on foot for the public in emergencies, while road construction will proceed from both ends under the approved design. The site now has seven excavators after two more were added, along with one JCB, one loader and two bulldozers. Additional equipment will be deployed as required.

It is currently being used only for construction purposes. It is not a new road opened for the general public.

· Engineer Ishwar NepalNepal clarified that the access track does not reopen the route to ordinary traffic.
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Originally published by OnlineKhabar English in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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