Kanchanpur To Kamala Six Lane -Upgrading EW (Mahendra) Highway in Asian Standard || AH2 in Nepal || скачать в хорошем качестве

Kanchanpur To Kamala Six Lane -Upgrading EW (Mahendra) Highway in Asian Standard || AH2 in Nepal ||

The Government of Nepal (GON) is working towards accelerating the economic development of the country while redressing regional imbalances and inequalities. Access to road transport is a key determinant of economic development and socioeconomic opportunities. The Government of Nepal requested the assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support the improvement of the east–west highway (EWH). The proposed project aims to improve the efficiency and adequacy of the transport system by addressing the deterioration of road asset conditions, the poor safety of the transport network, and the limited cross-border connectivity. The project will (i) rehabilitate and upgrade about 87 kilometers (km) of national highway between the Kanchanpur and Kamala section of the EWH in the southeastern part of Nepal, (ii) improve road safety and road maintenance on the EWH, (iii) strengthen the capacity of the Department of Roads (DOR) under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MOPIT) in road safety and road maintenance and (iv) expand the DOR building. The USD 245 million project his will be financed by a USD 180 million loan from the ADB and USD 65 million in GON counterpart financing. The executive agency will be DOR. 2. The road improvements will consist in upgrading and widening of the existing road into four lanes with intermediately service laneson both side, additional road side structures, geometry improvements, pavement construction with asphalts concrete, drainage improvement, retaining structures, slope protection/stabilization; bridge construction, works on traffic management and road safety. 3. According to detail engineering design, the new bridges have been designed either right or the left at existing bridges with considering curve of road. The width of the new bridges has been designed by 11 meters where 3 meters pedestrian walkway is also included. Altogether 38 km length, mainly in 6 lanes area has been designed footpath in this road improvement project. Two overhead bridges have been designed in Lahan likewise two underpasses are also in Lahan and another two under pass in Rupani Bazar area. Likewise, nearly 1 km footpath facilities placed by all culvert area.