List of roads in Nepal
Roads in Nepal are administered by three levels of Government as below:
| # | Government | Administrative body | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federal government | Department of Roads (under MoPIT) | National Highway |
| 2 | Provincial government | Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development (Provincial government) | Provincial Highway |
| Department of Local Infrastructure (under MOUD) | |||
| 3 | Local government | Municipal government | Urban/rural road |
| Department of Local Infrastructure (under MOUD) |
The Economic Survey 2022-23 released by the Ministry of Finance (Nepal), shows that the country had total road network of national road length 34,100 km that only included roads constructed and maintained by the Department of Roads (DoR). This included only the national highway[1]
National Highway[edit]
National 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]
There were only 20 National Highways in Nepal before 2021. In 2021 60 more National highways were announced by the government and corrected the highway numbers.[3][2] Previously National Highways were named but the newly announced highways have no names until now.
List of National Highways[edit]
| Highways |
| |
|---|---|---|
| Expressway | ||
| Ringroads |
| |
Provincial Highways[edit]
There 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 | Provincial Highway | Provincial Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koshi | KH-00 | KR-00 |
| 2 | Madhesh | MH-00 | MR-00 |
| 3 | Bagmati | BH-00 | BR-00 |
| 4 | Lumbini | LH-00 | LR-00 |
| 5 | Gandaki | GH-00 | GR-00 |
| 6 | Karnali | KH-00 | KR-00 |
| 7 | Sudurpashchim | SH-00 | SR-00 |
| 8 | Nepal | NH-00 |
'00' stands for highway or road numbers.
Urban/rural roads[edit]
Urban/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[edit]
Nepal has special kind of road for agricultural areas and such roads are constructed by Department of Local Infrastructure.[4]
See also[edit]
- Department of Roads
- Department of Local Infrastructure
- National Highway System (Nepal)
- Churia Tunnel
| Existing |
| |
|---|---|---|
| Expressway | ||
| Under construction |
| |
References[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.
- ^ "Existing Highways and proposed extension". Department of roads. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "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".