Butwal-Pokhara road section to be upgraded as expressway

Gandaki: The government is going to upgrade the Butwal-Pokhara section of Siddhartha Highway as an expressway.

Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle said this while presenting the budget for the fiscal year 2026/27 at the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament today. He said that the ongoing work of Siddhababa Tunnelway will be completed within the next fiscal year.

It is mentioned in the budget that construction of a four-lane road from Anbukhaireni in Tanahun to Pokhara under Prithvi Highway will be completed soon.

Similarly, the construction of the Mugling-Ambukhaireni section will start soon.

The 40 kilometres of road under the Nagdhunga-Mugling section will be upgraded, and the Nagdhunga tunnel will be put into operation from next July.

Finance Minister Wagle shared that Rs 6.55 billion has been allocated for these projects.

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