Transport services have been fully operational on the Kanti Highway from today. The highway was closed for vehicular traffic from March 14 for repair and maintenance works.

Kanti Llokpath Project Information Officer and Engineer Ravindra Maharjan said that the road has been repaired and the transport service has been operational from today.

"Cliff cutting works to expand the road has been completed in the narrow place of Karkibas from Ward No 3, Bagmati Rural Municipality of Lalitpur to Chhapeli. Similarly, the work has also been completed in Kalche area, in some places where there is a single lane towards Lalitpur, the road expansion bid is yet to be completed due to lack of budget this year.

However, the rest of the work will be completed by next year. Despite some hindrances in proper completion of the extension works, Kanti Lokpath is now fully operational for vehicular movement.”

It has been 67 years since the construction of this road, which is considered suitable and short in terms of distance, to connect Kathmandu with Hetauda.