Surya Binayak-Dhulikhel Road Expansion Project Faces Challenges Amidst Progress

Kathmandu. The 16-kilometer road expansion project under construction from Suryabinayak in Bhaktapur to Dhulikhel in Kavre, as a continuation of the Koteshwor-Suryabinayak 6-lane road, is underway.

On one hand, the pleasant sight of high-quality pitch (blacktopping) being rapidly laid by state-of-the-art paver machines is visible on the road section, while on the other hand, due to delays in drain construction and disorganized diversions, travelers have to endure difficult, muddy, and risky journeys even with normal rainfall. In some sections of the project, where the road was dug up for widening, the lack of proper drainage systems has turned the road into a canal of mud and slush with normal rainfall.