Road and bridge updates

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Nepal Police's 13 October 2026, 06:35 NPT notice reports that the Prithvi Highway at Galaundi, Gajuri-5, Dhading, reopened at 06:10 NPT after overnight road repairs. This replaces the earlier scheduled full-closure notice. Vehicle classes, weight limits and lane arrangements are not specified. The reopening applies to this named section, not every road in Dhading.

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Nepal Police's 11 October 2026, 15:00 NPT bulletin reports that flooding washed away the motorable bridge at Soti linking Arughat wards 2 and 3, Gorkha, completely blocking the road. The notice dates the upstream avalanche and flood event to 05:30 NPT that day. No reopening time, replacement crossing or vehicle exception is stated.

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Nepal Police's 11 October 2026, 15:00 NPT bulletin reports that flooding washed away the bridge connecting Arughat-9, Gorkha, to Dhading, completely blocking the road. The notice dates the upstream avalanche and flood event to 05:30 NPT that day. No reopening time, replacement crossing or vehicle exception is stated. This is a bridge-loss event, separate from the earlier Bhanjyang landslide.

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Nepal Police's 10 October 2026, 17:15 NPT bulletin sets directional traffic windows on Tribhuvan Highway. Kathmandu to Hetauda: 10 October 09:00–12:00 and 22:00–01:00 on 11 October; 11 October 14:00–19:00. Hetauda to Kathmandu: 10 October 02:00–05:00 and 15:00–18:00; 11 October 04:00–10:00. All times are Nepal time. Until further arrangements, freight vehicles with more than 10 wheels or loads above 15 tonnes are barred, except vehicles carrying fuel or LPG. Passenger vehicles must be no longer than 11 metres. These are traffic-control windows, not a guarantee of clear passage; check current police instructions before travel. Earlier 10 September one-way movement at Sopyang Khola does not establish today's condition there.

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Nepal Police's 30 September 2026, 15:00 NPT bulletin lists landslide blockages on the Karnali Corridor at Musedi, Kharpunath-1, and at Bisaunendanda and Shyamne Khola, Kharpunath-5, Humla. The reported event time is 27 September at 07:40 NPT. No reopening time, alternative route or vehicle exception is stated.

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Nepal Police's 30 September 2026, 15:00 NPT bulletin lists the Karnali Corridor blocked by a landslide at Syaltadi, Sarkegad-6, Humla. The reported event time is 28 September at 08:40 NPT. No reopening time, alternative route or vehicle exception is stated.

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Nepal Police's 30 September 2026, 15:00 NPT bulletin lists the Simkot-Hilsa road blocked by a landslide at Yalbang, Namkha-4, Humla. The reported event time is 28 September at 09:00 NPT. No reopening time, alternative route or vehicle exception is stated.

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Nepal Police's 30 September 2026, 15:00 NPT bulletin lists the Simkot-Hilsa road blocked by a landslide at Thadodhunga, Simkot-7, Humla. The reported event time is 28 September at 09:00 NPT. No reopening time, alternative route or vehicle exception is stated.

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Nepal Police's 30 September 2026, 12:00 NPT bulletin reports the Kaligandaki Corridor fully blocked at Janti Pahiro, Baudikali-3, Nawalpur. At 06:45 NPT that day, half of the roadway subsided along approximately 25 to 30 metres. No reopening time, alternative route or vehicle exception is stated.

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The Kathmandu Post's 29 September update, citing Department of Roads spokesperson Shubha Raj Neupane, reports traffic restored on Prithvi Highway, with one-way movement at Krishnabhir while work continues to restore two-way traffic. This supersedes the earlier blanket-closure report, not every local restriction. Vehicle classes and weight limits are not specified.

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The Kathmandu Post's 29 September update, citing Department of Roads spokesperson Shubha Raj Neupane, reports traffic restored on Prithvi Highway, with one-way movement at Krishnabhir while work continues to restore two-way traffic. This supersedes the earlier blanket-closure report, not every local restriction. Vehicle classes and weight limits are not specified.

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Radio Nepal's 29 September report, citing the Road Division Office in Bhaktapur, says BP Highway traffic resumed at 10:40 that morning through a temporary inner track at Chowkidanda. High river flow prevented a river-bank diversion; the temporary track is to be used for a few days. Vehicle classes, weight limits and traffic-control hours are not stated. This is a reported reopening through a temporary route, not unrestricted normal-road access.

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The Department of Roads lists NH17's Galchhi-Junction Trisuli bridge section as reopened after a landslide at 17:00 on 29 September. Vehicle classes, weight limits and lane arrangements are not stated. This report applies only to the named section, not the whole highway or the separate Galchhi-Trishuli right-bank alternative.

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Nepal Police's 27 September, 13:50 NPT bulletin reports Kanti Lokpath blocked by a muddy landslide at Takurche, Bagmati-3, Lalitpur, and falling rocks at Pangdurdol. The reported incident time is 03:40 NPT that day. No reopening time or vehicle exception is stated. This is not an available through-route.

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Nepal Police's bulletin of 25 September 2026, 22:00 NPT, reports Prithvi Highway blocked in both directions at Krishnabhir and Tingrangkhani in Benighat Rorang, and Parewa Bhir and Bange Mod in Gajuri, following landslides with large rocks from about 23:10 NPT on 24 September. All vehicles are barred from the affected Dhading section until further notice. This supersedes the earlier reopening reports; no reopening time is confirmed. Follow official traffic instructions.

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Nepal Police's 25 September 2026, 22:00 NPT bulletin states that all vehicle movement on the Narayangadh-Muglin road is closed until further notice because of repeated landslides during rain since 24 September. This corridor closure overrides the earlier Tuin Khola construction timetable as travel guidance: do not rely on its half-hour gaps or after-18:00 windows. A reopening time is not confirmed.

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OnlineKhabar/RSS reported on 22 September, citing the Department of Roads, that nine kilometres of the roughly 10-km Bidur-Betrawati section had reopened, while about 300 metres remained blocked by a landslide. The Army was blasting from both sides to open a track. These reported distances are not a complete segment inventory. The wider Galchhi-Syabrubesi reopening before Dashain is a target, not confirmed through access. Police's 23 September, 09:00 NPT notice still lists the main river-bank highway as blocked. Vehicle limits and a confirmed reopening date for this section are not stated.

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Nepal Police's 19 September 2026, 15:30 NPT bulletin reports the Khandbari–Kimathanka section of the Koshi Highway fully blocked at Neta Bhir, Makalu-4, Sankhuwasabha, following a landslide after overnight rain on 18 September. No reopening time, alternative route or vehicle exception is stated.

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Nepal Police's 18 September 2026, 15:12 NPT bulletin reports the Prithvi Highway fully blocked at Jyamire Ghat, Benighat Rorang-9, Dhading, at about 14:00 NPT because rain had made the road slippery. The morning bulletin had reported a landslide blockage at this section. No reopening time, alternative route or vehicle exception is stated. Krishnabhir's separate reopening on 17 September does not establish through-passage here.

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An RSS report published by Ratopati on 18 September at 12:25 NPT, citing road-project information officer Navin Bista, says the Besisahar-Chame road at Khotro, Naso-3, Manang, reopened that morning for small vehicles after rocks and landslide debris were cleared. Large vehicles are not yet able to use the section. No exact reopening hour, weight limit or traffic-control hours are given. Check locally before travel.

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Nepal Police's 18 September 2026, 09:26 NPT bulletin lists the Mechi Highway as fully blocked at Khokse Khola, Pathibhara Yangwarak-1, Taplejung. At about 06:00 NPT, a landslide fell from roughly 50 metres above the road. No reopening time, alternative route or vehicle exception is stated.

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Nepal Police's 17 September 2026, 21:00 NPT bulletin lists the Karnali Corridor as fully blocked at Milan Chok, Sarkegad-4, Humla, following a landslide at 07:00 NPT on 16 September. No reopening time, alternative route or vehicle exception is stated.

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The Kathmandu Post's 17 September report says Galchhi and Baireni on the Prithvi Highway remain restricted to one lane after erosion and landslides. Krishnabhir's reopening does not mean the whole highway has unrestricted two-way traffic. Vehicle classes, weight limits and traffic-control hours at these sections are not stated. The earlier 2 September report also listed Jarikhet, Pokhare, Munge and Galaudi; their current condition is not reconfirmed by this update.

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OnlineKhabar and Kathmandu Post report that two-way traffic resumed on Krishnabhir's new track in Dhading on 17 September. OnlineKhabar cites district police confirming vehicles operating in both directions that morning, following the administration's 06:00 reopening decision. Landslide, falling-rock and road-subsidence risks remain; retaining-wall and drainage work continues. Follow on-site traffic control. The reports do not give weight limits or a complete daily operating schedule, and do not establish safe passage along every section of the highway.

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