KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 24The schedule for the partial closure of the Narayangadh-Muglin road section has been revised. Narayangadh-Muglin road to be closed for four hours daily Narayangarh-Butwal road section expansion sees sluggish progress Today, the Nagdhunga-Muglin Road Project West Section issued a notice about the timetable change.

According to the new schedule, the road will be closed from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm each day, instead of the previously scheduled 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, to undertake road widening works.Krishna Acharya, the project's information office engineer, mentioned that the need to cut the soil mass to construct a bridge over the Tuine River has necessitated the road closure for four years since Saturday.

The geographical characteristics of the area make constructing a diversion challenging. During the specified construction hours, vehicles will not be allowed to ply at six locations towards Chitwan and Tanahu.

For vehicles bound to Narayangadh-Muglin, stopping points have been designated at 15 kilos market-Jugedi for passenger buses and Bhateri forest-Ramnagar for containers.

Similarly, passenger buses arriving from Kathmandu will be halted from Muglin Bazar to Manakamana cable car, while containers will be stopped at Lewatar.Passenger buses arriving from Pokhara will be halted at Benitar-Power House point, and containers will be stopped at the Satrasay Phant.

The soil cutting works will be carried out over three weeks in the first phase.As more than 10,000 vehicles use this road daily as a major transportation route between Terai and the federal capital Kathmandu, the Chitwan District Traffic Police Office urges everyone to explore alternative routes during the four-hour suspension of vehicular movement to avoid potential unexpected traffic jams. .

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