DAMAULI (TANAHUN), Nov 14: The Chhirkane-Deurali section along the under-construction Mugling–Pokhara road will remain closed for four and a half hours daily.
The construction work is being carried out by closing the road section from Byas Municipality-12, Chhirkane, to Deurali along the Prithvi Highway in two phases.
Project Engineer Bishnu Prasad Pandey informed RSS that the traffic on the road section under the Mugling–Pokhara Road Project (Eastern Section) is to be completely halted in two phases from November 18 to December 8 to speed up the construction work.
Prithvi Highway to remain closed for 4.5 hours daily
He further said special arrangements will be made for the vehicles to pass in case of an emergency. "In order to expedite road construction in the eastern section of the Mugling-Pokhara Road Project, the movement of vehicles other than those essential ones will remain completely closed during the period."
As of now, 68 percent progress has been made in the eastern section of the Mugling-Pokhara road.
According to Pandey, 14 small bridges, two big bridges and 103 culverts have been built along the eastern section.
It may be noted that the construction work started in the eastern section on 15 April 2021 after a contract for the same was signed on 1 January 2020. The China Communications Construction was awarded the contract for the construction in the eastern section.
