Mr. Bhubneshwar Prasad Deo
Upcoming 5-year Plan (million USD) 1 st
5-year 2nd 5-year 3rd
5-year 4th 5-year 1 Road planning and construction with integrated
projects
a C onstruction of K athm andu−Terai Fast Track 80km 600
b Plan & construct link to N ijgarh w ith proposed
satellite cities w ith respect to the Indian border 100km 470
c
Plan & construct link road w ith potential areas for satellite cities in the vicinity of the M id-H ill road
200km 500
d
Plan & construct links betw een industrial areas, econom ic zones, and service centres w ith highw ays
100km +20
places 500
2 Capacity development & safety improvement in existing/proposed road network
a Plan & construct bypass roads in cities to
m inim ize the congestion of traffic flow 100km 60 80 100 150
b
Develop road capacity & construction of service roads by em phasizing control access in highw ays in populated and industrial areas
530km 300 400 300 400
3 Development of Caption Region in the Kathmandu Valley
a C om plete construction of the outer ring road
in K athm andu Valley 70km 60
b
Strengthen capacity developm ent in connect- ion with highways within the Kathm andu m etro- politan city.
30km 300 600
c
Im provem ent of m ain junctions along ring road and within the ring road in the Kathm andu m et- ropolitan city
100km 20 25 30 35
d Im provem ent and capacity strengthening of the
K athm andu R ing R oad 40km 35
e Plan & construct m ass transportation facility in
urban areas (m etro/subw ays). 100km 1,200 1,500
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consideration of earthquakes in road and bridge construction, to complete the data base of road asset and land ownership certificates for the Department of Roads.
The 8×3 National Highway system and five regional plans in Nepal are important for the future development of the country.
9. Investment Plan
Investment in Nepal for the development/
improvement and the maintenance of SRN has increased yearly, by more than 10%.
Here, the 20-year plan and program are presented, which has broken down in four parts the 5-year plans for Nepal.
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Upcoming 5-year Plan (million USD) 1st
5-year 2nd 5-year 3rd
5-year 4th 5-year 4 Expansion of the area of Feeder Roads dev-
elopment
a Plan & construct link roads w ith hydropow er
locations and place of interest for tourism 500km 10 25 35 60 b C om plete the link by SR N earthen roads w ith
rem aining four D istrict H eadquarters 300km 35
5
Strengthen the connection to cities and seaport of neighboring countries by highways and others facilities
a Plan & construct new links for the connection
of dry ports 200km 20 25 30 40
b Capacity developm ent and strengthen the Asian
H ighw ays crossing in N epal 1,300km 50 75 85 100
c
Plan & construct new dry ports at borders connecting highw ays, and strengthen/facilitate existing dry ports
7 no. 6 10
6 Encourage environmentally friendly & green road development
a Plan & develop green areas along highways and
m inim ize sound pollution 500km 10 15 20 28
b
Establish, construct, and m aintain the provision of future expansions in the urban areas in the right of w ay of roads
500km 15 20 25 30
7 Complete national projects as high priority roads a Plan and com plete no. 6 of north−south highway
to link the C hinese border 1,000km 50 64 100 150
b C om plete the M id-H ill R oad w ith earthen road 500km 100
c
C om plete the construction of the H ulaki road in Terai w ith tw o-lane pitch (B T) roads w ith 200km of new road alignm ent
1,000km 200
d
Com plete Dhulikhel Sindhuli−Bhittam od Rajm arg (D SR M ) in the com ing second year of the 1st 5-year plan
50km 20
8 Maintenance of existing road network
a
Yearly m aintenance of the SRN including bridges w ith routine, recurrent, periodic, and em ergency m aintenance from different funds (fund of Road Board N epal (R B N ) and donor agencies)
11,000km 30 60 80 100
b Replace flood w ays and w ooden bridge to m in
RC C bridge in N H and FR 200 no. 46 80 100 120
c
Rehabilitation, reconstruction, and upgrading of the SRN is as per plan of D O R in the com ing 2nd 5-year plan
1,000km 30 60 69 100
d
Establishm ent and m aintenance of w eighing bridges w hich help for m inim izing dam age of road netw ork by heavy vehicles
100 no. 3 1 1 2
Total Investm ent in m illion U SD 2,000 2,510 2,675 2,815
G rand Total in m illion U SD 10,000
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In Nepal, the government budget in the road sector has increased yearly by about 15%, so the investment increased accord- ingly. Thus, the total required budget is 10 billion USD for the above 20-year plan.
10. Recommendations
The 3×8 m atrix road network in Nepal proposed three road alignments in the east
−west direction and eight road alignments in the north−south, connecting China in the north and India in the east, south, and west is proposed. The main goal of road developm ent is to achieve travelling in a one-day trip from each regional centre to another, adjoining regional centres to five development regional centers. A one-day trip from satellite cities to regional centers within each region is also being planned.
Each region should build their own strategic regional development plan with an inter- connection to the 8x3 matrix for five devel- opment regions. The SRN strategy should be im plemented as follows.
It is recomm ended that road projects are planned in an integrated manner with other projects for high economic develop- m ent as stated in the investment plan. It is needed to plan roads to increase the safety and capacity of the existing road network. It is recom m ended to plan for the development of the caption region in Kathmandu Valley. The plan should expand the feeder roads for them to be connected to the strategic locations in the country. What should be also developed is the connections and facilities for trade and transit, linking
with neighboring countries and connecting the nearest seaport outside the country.
It is recommended to prioritize the comp- letion of the planned 8X3 road network as a national high priority project. Emphasis should be m ade on m aking green and environm entally friendly roads. It is im - portant to encourage the private sector, also, in order to maintain the existing road network.
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Contents
Abstract 116
1. Introduction 117
2. Situation and Problems 119
3. Case Study of Korea 124
4. Policy Suggestions 125
5. Conclusion 126
References 127