We have been in Chitwan (South Central Nepal) a number of times. Each time we have traveled a road that connects Kathmandu with a major port of entry on the Indian border. There is a fifty mile section of this road that has been under construction for about three years. I am told that 42 people have been killed on this construction project from landslides and other construction problems. Manny of them were stuck in traffic in their vehicles. It has taken an incredibly long time to make any construction progress on this highway. Actually each time we have traveled this highway it has been worse. Show above is a traffic jam. There is traffic backed up as far as you can see in both directions. As noted in the previous blog, road construction in Nepal can be very hazardous.
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