Kathmandu–Terai Expressway, also known as ''Fast Track'', is an under construction road connecting

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and

Nijgadh Nijgadh (, officially Nijgadh Municipality), is a town and municipality in Nepal, located in Bara District of the Madhesh Province (previously Narayani Zone of Central Development Region). The total area of the municipality is 289.4 sq. km. The m ...

in southern

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region of Nepal. The road is long, of which, is normal roads, is tunnel and is bridges. The expressway is being constructed by

Nepal Army The Nepali Army ( ne, नेपाली सेना, translit=Nēpālī Sēnā), technically the Gorkhali Army ( ne, गोरखाली सेना, translit=Gōrakhālī Sēnā, label=none; see '' Gorkhas''), is the land service branc ...

, originally scheduled to be completed by September 2021. The new set target date for completion is 2024. As of July 2021, 16.1% of the work has been completed. The consulting service for the construction is provided by Yooshin Engineering, a Korean firm. The most complicated section, including the tunnels and several bridges will be constructed by Chinese companies

China State Construction Engineering The China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) () is the largest construction company in the world by revenue and the 8th largest general contractor in terms of overseas sales, as of 2020. While most of the assets of CSCEC were flo ...

and Poly Changda Engineering.

Controversies

In 2020, the Nepal Army had selected six international firms to provide consultation service for the project, however the process was stopped after a probe found that the selection criteria were leaked.

References

External links

Official website of the project
Roads in Nepal National Pride Projects Transport in Kathmandu {{Nepal-road-stub

Controversies

See also

References

External links