Gwarko Overpass set to open today

KATHMANDU, June 20: After four years of anticipation, the Gwarko flyover in Lalitpur is finally set to open to traffic this Friday. Secretary of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Keshav Sharma, confirmed that the overpass will be inaugurated by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday afternoon, officially bringing it into operation.

According to the Quality Research and Development Center under the Department of Roads, the contractor—Ashish Samanantar Religate Company—formally notified the center last Sunday that all construction work has been completed. So far, 46 percent of the total contract amount, which stands at Rs. 176 million, has been paid. The remaining payment is expected to be released soon after a final review of the submitted documents.