Ring Road Service Lanes Hampered by Unregulated Parking

Kathmandu. Anyone traveling through the Samakhushi–Kalki service lane of the Ring Road currently feels like they have reached a parking area, not a road. Due to the haphazard parking of vehicles on the service lane of the second section of the 27-kilometer Ring Road encircling Kathmandu's core area, there is difficulty in commuting on the service lane itself.

Although eight years have passed since the expansion of the first section (Koteshwor–Kalki) of the Ring Road was completed, the plan to expand the second section from Kalki to Basundhara with the assistance of the Chinese government has not yet been implemented. The expansion work has not moved forward due to unresolved issues regarding the removal of houses and structures on the approximately 600-meter road section from Basundhara to Narayan Gopal Chowk.