Kavre-Reconstruction of the BP Highway, damaged by last year’s flooding in the Roshi River, has been accelerated, with authorities aiming to restore vehicle movement along the highway before the upcoming monsoon season.
The Road Division Office in Bhaktapur stated that construction has been intensified with the goal of allowing vehicles to operate along the highway itself during the upcoming monsoon season, rather than having to travel through the riverbed where the road was damaged.
A team comprising district security agencies and officials from the Road Division inspected the latest progress of the BP Highway reconstruction on Sunday. Chief District Officer of Kavrepalanchok, Gopal Kumar Adhikari, said the monitoring visit was conducted to assess the progress of reconstruction so that road upgrades and repairs at high-risk sections can be completed before the next monsoon, allowing vehicles to operate along the highway.
During the inspection, CDO Adhikari stated that the reconstruction work along the Kavrepalanchok section of the BP Highway, which was damaged by floods, was progressing satisfactorily. He expressed confidence that contractors would complete the minimum required infrastructure before the next rainy season, enabling vehicles to travel along the highway instead of passing through the river.
During the monitoring visit, Senior Divisional Engineer Suman Yogesh, chief of the Road Division Office Bhaktapur, said the reconstruction of the flood-damaged BP Highway has been divided into four sections. Although work has begun in three sections, construction in the section to be rebuilt with support from JICA has not yet started. According to him, the ongoing sections have achieved an average of about 25 per cent progress.
He said reconstruction is currently underway on the 2.3-kilometre stretch from Piple to Dalabesi, the 8.5-kilometre section from Dalabesi to Charsayabesi, and the 11-kilometre section from Charsayabesi to Bhakundebesi. “So far, reconstruction progress stands at 20 per cent from Piple to Dalabesi, 26 per cent from Dalabesi to Charsayabesi, and 25 per cent from Charsayabesi to Bhakundebesi,” he said.
He added that work currently includes widening the road to two lanes and constructing support structures such as retaining walls, RCC walls, stone masonry walls, gabion walls, and plumb walls.
According to him, under the highway reconstruction project, a total of 6.3 kilometres of RCC retaining walls ranging from six to eleven metres in height will be constructed across three sections. The Road Division Office Bhaktapur has identified several locations as high-risk areas for reconstruction, including Chaukidanda, Charsayabesi, Ghumauneghat, Boksikuna, Chiuribas, Kaladhunga, and the Piple-Barkhekola area.
Yogesh stated that efforts were underway to complete structural infrastructure in these high-risk areas before the upcoming monsoon so that vehicles could continue to use the highway instead of traveling through the river during the rainy season. He also said the 28-kilometre stretch of highway from Bhakundebesi to Nepalthok, which was damaged by flooding, would be expanded into a two-lane road.
He further stated that the contract agreement for the 3.2-kilometre section from Barkhekola to Piple, planned to be reconstructed with support from JICA, is expected to be signed within this month. According to the contractors’ work schedule, the entire reconstruction project is expected to be completed within two years.
For the reconstruction of the 2.3-kilometre section from Piple to Dalabesi within Kavrepalanchok district, a contract worth Rs. 688 million has been awarded to Uma & Company/Bhandari Amarjyoti JV.
Similarly, a contract worth Rs. 1.42 billion has been awarded to Lama/Nav Kantipur JV for the 8.5-kilometre section from Dalabesi to Charsayabesi, while a contract worth Rs. 1.33 billion has been signed with Khani/Ewan/Kamaljeet JV for the reconstruction of the 11-kilometre section from Charsayabesi to Bhakundebesi.
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