TRIBENI: The extended deadline for the completion of the Narayangadh-Butwal road widening project is set to expire on July 23. The road expansion work, initiated in 2019, has already seen two deadline extensions.

According to engineer Shiva Khanal, the Information Officer for the project, 52 percent of the work in the eastern section in Nawalparasi has been completed. This section spans 65 kilometers, from the Gaindakot-based Narayani Bridge to Daunne. Khanal reported that 44 kilometers out of the 130 kilometers of the projected four-lane road have been blacktopped on both sides.

"Currently, one can travel through 27 kilometers of one-way blacktopped road along this section. Additionally, the base is ready for blacktopping on a further 6.6 kilometers," he stated.

Ashish Thapa Magar, the project chief for the eastern section, mentioned that the China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the contractor, plans to proceed with blacktopping the prepared area, although no additional work is planned before the current deadline. -- RSS