Upgrading of Bahrabise-Kodari Road Begins with Goal to Complete Within Three Years

Kathmandu: The upgrade of the Bahrabise-Kodari road, which falls under the Araniko Highway, has commenced. The Department of Roads, with financial approval of NPR 2.37 billion from the Ministry of Finance, has initiated work to repair damages caused by the monsoon rains on this highway.

Following the financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance, the Road Division Office in Charikot completed the tender process and signed an agreement last December with the construction company MS NS Galwa J.V. to proceed with the construction. The contract was awarded for NPR 1.34 billion, according to Narayan Datt Bhandari, Chief of the Charikot Road Division Office (CDE).

Under the upgrade project, a 26-kilometer stretch from Bahrabise to Kodari will be widened to a double-lane road, Bhandari stated.

Construction of necessary structures for the double-lane upgrade is progressing rapidly. Measures such as gabion retaining walls and pavements are being constructed in landslide-prone areas, as explained by CDE Bhandari. The physical progress of the project has reached 7 percent thus far.

Gauri Upreti, Director of the construction firm MS NS Galwa JV, which holds the responsibility for the project, confirmed that if no obstacles arise, the work will be completed on time.

The construction company signed the contract on Mangsir 1, 2082 BS (mid-November 2025), and began work at the site from Mangsir 20 (early December 2025), according to Upreti. At present, structural construction work is actively underway.

Upreti also stated that barring any issues with materials or the project itself, they are prepared to complete the construction within the scheduled timeline.