41 kilometers of Prithvi Highway expansion completed

The 41-kilometer section from Aabukhaireni to Jamune in Tanahun under the Muglin–Pokhara road expansion project has been completed.

The construction company handed over the section to the government on Monday. 

This road is in the market area and it has been expanded to four lanes in rural areas. 

Information Officer of the road expansion project, Bishnu Prasad Pandey, said that as per the agreement the company will carry out road maintenance for the next five years.

This road section has been expanded with a loan of Rs 6. 31  billion  from the Asian Development Bank.