Expressway deadline extended for third time as project nears a decade with half the work unfinished

The 70.97-kilometre national project, being constructed by the Nepali Army, is progressing slowly, leading to significant cost overruns.

Had the Kathmandu-Tarai/Madhesh Expressway been completed within its original schedule, Kathmandu would have had a direct alternative route to the plains when floods and landslides disrupted its main road links.