Construction of the Manohara corridor alternative route along Koteshwor-Jadibuti has been completed. 

According to the Division Road Office Kathmandu, the road from Balkumari bridge to the bailey bridge through Manohara corridor has been blacktopped. The bailey bridge connects Lokanthali and Narephant of Bhaktapur. 

Division Chief Kunwar Nepal shared that construction of the corridor that started eight years ago has been completed. 

He further said the corridor is expected to reduce traffic congestion on Koteshwor-Jadibuti section since vehicles bound to Bhaktapur from Lalitpur can travel directly through Balkumari. 

He added that many people however are not aware that construction of the corridor has been completed. “Traffic flow along Koteshwor-Jadibuti would clash with the rise in the use of corridor”. 

The 1.2-km corridor was constructed at a cost of Rs 150 million. Before this, the Balkhu-Balkumari corridor along the Bagmati river had already come into operation. With this, any vehicle can move to Bhaktapur from Balkhu without reaching the main road. 

In order to allay traffic pressure on the main roads, the government has continued the construction of corridors along the Bagmati and its auxiliary rivers. Corridor construction is gaining momentum along the Bagmati, Dhobikhola, Nakhkhu, Bishnumati, and Manoharakhola. 

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