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 2014–15[needs update] released by the Ministry of Finance (Nepal), shows that the country had total road network of 80,078 km in 2014/15 that included 26,935 km roads constructed and maintained by the Department of Roads (DoR) and 53,143 km roads constructed by the government of local bodies. This included the national highway, feeder roads, district roads and urban roads.[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.[clarification needed] 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.[3]
See also[edit]
- Department of Roads
- Department of Local Infrastructure
- National Highway System (Nepal)
- Churia Tunnel
| Existing |
| |
|---|---|---|
| Expressway | ||
| Under construction |
| |
External links[edit]
- "Department of Roads of Nepal".
- "Roads Board Nepal". Archived from the original on 2009-12-02.
- "Nepal Road Standard 2070".
References[edit]
- ^ "Total road length crosses 80,000km". 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Statistics of National Highway [SNH 2020-21]". Department of Roads, Nepal. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "ट्रयाक खुलेको आठ वर्षपछि सडक स्तरोन्नति सुरु". Khabarhub. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-12.