Chinese Government provides grant for Phase 2 of the Araniko Highway Long-Term Maintenance Project (Linked to Record ID#43970 and #52936)

Project narrative

The 114 km Araniko highway, which runs from Kathmandu to Tatopani in Sindhupalchok district, was damaged in five different places by an earthquake that took place on April 25, 2015. The Chinese Government subsequently committed grant funding equivalent to 760 million Nepali rupees for Phase 1 of the Araniko Highway Long-Term Maintenance Project. China Railway 14th Construction Bureau started construction on August 8, 2016, and handed over the highway after repairing it on March 3, 2017. Then, in June 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of Nepal signed letters of exchange, which committed additional grant funding for Phase 2 of the Araniko Highway Long-Term Maintenance Project. China Railway 14th Bureau Group was responsible for Phase 2 implementation. This phase of the project was completed in July 2020. On October 13, 2019, the Chinese Government and the Government of Nepal signed letters of exchange, which committed additional grant funding for Phase 3 of the Araniko Highway Long-Term Maintenance Project. China Railway 14th Bureau Group was responsible for Phase 3 implementation and Henan Communications Planning & Design Institute Co., Ltd. was responsible for Phase 3 design. On-site project design and survey work commenced on December 31, 2020. Phase 3 was officially completed and handed over to the Government of Nepal on March 26, 2022.