Traffic Management Prioritizes Passenger Vehicles on Alternate Routes Due to Road Blockage

Hetauda. With the increase in the number of vehicles commuting to Kathmandu via Hetauda due to the obstruction of the Mugling-Kathmandu road section, traffic management has been arranged by prioritizing passenger vehicles for Bada Dashain. District Traffic Police Office Makwanpur Chief Ramesh Bishwa informed that traffic management has been arranged on the Tribhuvan Rajpath and other alternative road routes by giving first priority to passenger vehicles. According to him, after passenger vehicles, vehicles carrying fuel and cooking gas have been given priority. He stated that the pressure of vehicles commuting to Kathmandu via Hetauda has increased due to the road obstruction in the Galchi area of Dhading. Since the Tribhuvan Rajpath is narrow and there are difficulties for large vehicles to pass through the turns, vehicles are being operated on a rotation system. “We have given priority to passenger vehicles. Since the road is narrow and the turns are difficult, we have to manage the operation of vehicles by timing them,” said Chief Bishwa. According to him, some vehicles have to be stopped for one to two hours during traffic management. According to the arrangements determined by the District Administration Office Makwanpur, passenger vehicles up to 11 meters in length are allowed to operate on the Tribhuvan Rajpath. Similarly, cargo vehicles with more than 10 wheels and carrying more than 15 tons of load have been prohibited from using this road section. Chief Bishwa informed that arrangements have been made for the movement of small passenger vehicles through the Bhimphedi road section. At Chowkitole in Hetauda, arrangements have been made for parking and boarding passengers for Tata Sumo and electric vehicles. He said that double-way traffic of small vehicles is happening on the Bhimphedi road section and traffic police have been deployed at places like Deurali and Jurikhet. Meanwhile, passenger assistance desks have been set up at Hetauda bus park and Chowkitole targeting Bada Dashain, which starts from Sunday. Chief Bishwa informed that the assistance desks have been established keeping in mind the need for information regarding overcharging passengers, difficulties in boarding vehicles, and the condition of the road. According to him, traffic police have been deployed on narrow roads, difficult turns, and risky places to reduce road accidents. Drivers have been cautioned not to drive at high speeds, not to overtake haphazardly, and to exercise caution according to the road conditions. Informing that the available traffic manpower at the office has been mobilized for traffic management, Chief Bishwa said that further management will be done keeping in mind the road condition and traffic pressure.