Roads in Nepal are administered by three levels of Government as below:
# | Government | Administrative body | Coordination with | Type |
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1 | Federal government | Department of Roads (under MoPIT) | National Highway | |
2 | Provincial government | TID or IDD or IDO (under MoPID) | DoLI | Provincial Highway |
3 | Local government | Municipal government | DoLI | Urban/rural road |
The Economic Survey 2022-23 released by the Ministry of Finance (Nepal), shows that until mid-March of 2023, the country had total road network of national roads length 34,100 km. This included national highway and other Strategic roads[1]
National Highway (onward 2021)
editNational Highways are administered by the Department of Roads under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepal). According to the Statistics of National Highway SNH-2020/21 there are 80 National Highways in Nepal, with a total length of 11178.92 km.[2] 621 km (385.87 mi) more added to National Highway System in 2022/23. Now the total length of the national highway is 11,799.09 km (7,331.61 mi)[3]
There were only 21 National Highways in Nepal before 2021. In 2021, 59 more National highways were announced by the government and corrected the highway numbers.[4][2]
List of National Highways
editStrategic Road (1970-2020)
editThe first Nepal Road Standard introduced by the Department of roads in 1970, classified roads into 4 types.[5] In the second Nepal Road Standard introduced in 2013, the types of the roads were the same.[6]
Nepal Road Standard (1970) | Nepal Road Standard (2013) |
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National Highway | National Highway |
Feeder Road | Feeder Road |
District/Panchayat Road | District Road |
City Road/Street | Urban Road |
SSRN 2004 published by the Department of roads in 2004 shows 12 National Highways and 51 Feeder roads in Nepal.[7] The SSRN 2017/18 shows that the number of national highways in the country has increased to 18 but the number of feeder roads has decreased. 3 more Highways added to National Highway later and more feeder road decreased. In 2021 SNH 2020/21 released by government shows all the previous feeder road either converted to new National Highways or cancelled the status of feeder roads and handed over to provincial governments.
National Highway
editS# | Highway Numbers | Name | Distance | Starting point | Ending point |
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1 | H01 | Mahendra Highway | 1027 | Kakarabhitta | Gadda Chauki |
2 | H02 | Tribhuvan Highway | 160 | Tripureswor | Sirsiya border |
3 | H03 | Araniko Highway | 113 | Maitighar | Kodari |
4 | H04 | Prithvi Highway | 173 | Naubise | Prithvi Chowk |
5 | H05 | Madan Ashrit Highway | 36 | Narayanghat | Mugling |
6 | H06 | B.P. Koirala Highway | 206 | Barkhe khola | bardibas |
7 | H07 | Mechi Highway | 268 | Kechana | Gharila |
8 | H08 | Koshi Highway | 111 | Rani | Hile |
9 | H09 | Sagarmatha Highway | 179 | Kadmaha | Diktel |
10 | H10 | Siddhartha Highway | 147 | Belahiya | Prithvi Chowk |
11 | H11 | Rapti Highway | 169 | Ameliya | Khaula pass |
12 | H12 | Ratna Highway | 113 | Jamuniya | Bangesimal |
These Highways were added to SSRN 2017/18:-
13 | H13 | Karnali Highway | 233 | Bangeshimal | Jumla Khalanga |
14 | H14 | Mahakali Highway | 325 | Mohana Bridge | Tinkar pass |
15 | H15 | Seti Highway | 66 | Syaule Bazar | Samuha gad |
16 | H16 | Ring Road (Kathmandu) | 28 | Manohara | Satdobato |
17 | H17 | Postal Highway | 1005 | Bhadrapur | Kanchanpur |
18 | H18 | Pushpalal Highway | 1776 | Chiyo Bhanjyang | Jhulaghat |
3 more National Highway added to SSRN:
19 | H19 | Sabha–Bramhadev Highway | 13 | Sabha | Kanchanpur |
20 | H20 | Kathmandu–Terai Expressway | 82 | Kathmandu | Nijgadh |
21 | Kathmandu Outer Ring Road | 72 | Kathmandu | Kathmandu |
Feeder Road
edit# | Highway Numbers | Highway Name | Length (KM) | start/end points | New number |
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1 | F001 | 12.53 | Birtamod, Chandragadhi | NH04 | |
2 | F002 | 21.96 | Damak, Gauriganj | ||
3 | F003 | 17.75 | Bharda, Rajbiraj | ||
4 | F004 | 23.10 | Rupani, Kunauli | ||
5 | F005 | 26.66 | Chauharwa, Madar | part of NH20 | |
6 | F006 | 29.00 | Nawalpur, Sonbarsha | NH32 | |
7 | F007 | Birendra Highway | 45.00 | Chandranigahapur, Bairganiya | NH36 |
8 | F008 | 23.00 | Bardaghat, Harpur | ||
9 | F009 | 21 | Sunwal, Maheshpur | ||
10 | F010 | 33.00 | Jitpur, Khunuwa | NH50 | |
11 | F011 | 83.00 | Taulihawa, Sandhikharka | NH51 | |
12 | F012 | 20.00 | Chanauta, Krishnanagar | ||
13 | F013 | 131 | Ganaha Khola bridge, Darbot | NH53 | |
14 | F014 | 75.00 | Pyuthan, Ghorahi | part of NH09 | |
15 | F015 | 44.00 | Lamahi, Tulsipur | NH53 , part of NH09 | |
16 | F016 | 35.00 | Bhuregaun, Murtihawa | ||
17 | F017 | 34.00 | Junga, Bhimapur | ||
18 | F018 | 12.00 | Kalaiya, Birgunj | part of NH05 | |
19 | F019 | 12.00 | Bhaise, Bhimphedi | ||
20 | F020 | 21.00 | Kunchal, Kulekhani | ||
21 | F021 | NH18, NH42 | |||
22 | F022 | ||||
23 | F023 | ||||
24 | F024 | ||||
25 | F025 | ||||
26 | F026 | ||||
27 | F027 | ||||
28 | F028 | ||||
29 | F029 | ||||
30 | F030 | ||||
31 | F031 | NH31 | |||
32 | F032 | ||||
33 | F033 | NH23 | |||
34 | F034 | NH43 | |||
35 | F035 | NH44 | |||
36 | F036 | Bhanubhakta Acharya Highway | NH25 | ||
37 | F037 | Bharatpur Bypass Road | 5 km | ||
38 | F038 | Ratna Kumar Bantawa Highway | |||
39 | F039 | part of NH05 | |||
40 | F040 | part of NH03 | |||
41 | F041 | ||||
42 | F042 | NH48, part of NH03 | |||
43 | F043 | ||||
44 | F044 | part of NH05, NH52 | |||
45 | F045 | ||||
46 | F046 | part of NH05 | |||
47 | F047 | NH57, NH09 | |||
48 | F048 | NH60, NH03 | |||
49 | F049 | NH64 | |||
50 | F050 | part of NH03 | |||
51 | F051 | part of NH03 |
Newly Proposed Feeder Roads number were from F052 to F210. By this Nepal have altogether 210 Feeder Roads in Nepal.
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Provincial Highways
editThere are seven provinces in Nepal which have many provincial highways and provincial roads which are marked by province's government. Provincial highways or roads are marked as below:
# | Province | Code |
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1 | Koshi | PH-KO-001 |
2 | Madhesh | PH-MA-001 |
3 | Bagmati | PH-BA-001 |
4 | Lumbini | PH-LU-001 |
5 | Gandaki | PH-GA-001 |
6 | Karnali | PH-KA-001 |
7 | Sudurpashchim | PH-SU-001 |
'00' stands for highway or road numbers.
Election Constituency Strategic Road
editElection Constituency Strategic Road is a strategic road that connects each Constitutional area with a National Highway passing nearby. There are 165 Election Constituency Strategic Road in Nepal.
Urban/rural roads
editUrban/Rural roads are the roads that are administered by local government e.g. Municipality and Rural Municipality. The road codes of the Local roads are coded as follows:
- Urban/Rural road of a Municipality in Bagmati Province = BUR00
- Urban/Rural road of a Municipality in Koshi Province = KUR00
"00" represents road numbers e.g. BUR01, KUR05
Agriculture road
editNepal has special kind of road for agricultural areas and such roads are constructed by Department of Local Infrastructure.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Economy Survey 2022-23" (PDF). 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistics of National Highway [SNH 2020-21]". Department of Roads, Nepal. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Statistics of National Highway [SNH 2022-23]". Department of roads. 2023. Retrieved 20 Aug 2023.
- ^ "Existing Highways and proposed extension". Department of roads. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Nepal Road Standard (2027)". Department of Roads. 1970. Retrieved 10 Jul 2024.
- ^ "Nepal Road Standard 2070" (PDF). Department of roads. 2013. Retrieved 10 Jul 2024.
- ^ "SSRN2004". Department of roads. 2004. Retrieved 10 Jul 2024.
- ^ "ट्रयाक खुलेको आठ वर्षपछि सडक स्तरोन्नति सुरु". Khabarhub. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
External links
edit- "Department of Roads of Nepal".
- "Roads Board Nepal". Archived from the original on 2009-12-02.
- "Nepal Road Standard 2070".