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Prithvi Highway blocked after road collapses near Nagdhunga

From Kathmandu Post · () English

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  • The Prithvi Highway was closed after a three-metre-wide section collapsed at Pataleban, about 700 metres beyond the Nagdhunga checkpoint.
  • Authorities diverted small vehicles through the Nagdhunga tunnel while workers filled the damaged section with gravel.
  • Officials said they closed the road as a precaution despite the possibility of single-lane traffic, to prevent further deterioration.

A section of Nepal’s Prithvi Highway sank at Pataleban on Wednesday, bringing traffic to a halt about 700 metres beyond the Nagdhunga checkpoint.

The damaged stretch is about three metres wide, according to the Department of Roads. Officials stopped vehicles as a precaution while workers began filling the collapsed section with gravel.

Small vehicles were temporarily diverted through the Nagdhunga tunnel, said Rajiv Manandhar, an engineer working on the Nagdhunga-Malekhu road section. Although vehicles could technically have passed in a single lane, authorities chose to close the highway to prevent the damage from worsening.

Small vehicles are being diverted through the Nagdhunga tunnel for now.

— Rajiv ManandharAn engineer described the temporary traffic arrangement after the highway closure.
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