Sluggish Fast Track

With overall progress standing at 38.26 per cent physically and 39.84 per cent financially, the Kathmandu-Tarai/ Madhes Fast Track (Expressway) project will likely miss its completion deadline of mid-April 2027. Initially, the project was scheduled to be completed by 2022, the deadline was subsequently extended to 2024 and then to April 2027. Nepal Army (NA), which has been entrusted with the responsibility of constructing this expressway, has stated that the expressway will be completed in April 2027. However, the NA as a reliable and strong state agency was not expected to miss the deadlines time and again. The fast track that will connect the capital with the central Tarai is a game-changer project in the country.