A 252‑metre-long diversion track has now been connected to the Prithvi Highway at Krishnabhir, seven days after a section of the road collapsed due to flood damage.
Department of Roads Director General Bijay Jaisi said construction machinery can already use the track, and the team is now working on grading, drainage management and slope strengthening before allowing public vehicles.
The diversion has been built about 15 metres above the collapsed highway section, cutting into the hillside to avoid the river side, where fresh floods and landslides remain a risk. Engineers describe the area as an old landslide zone, so the alignment was chosen after drone surveys to minimise hazard.
If no new problems appear on the new track, the Department aims to start two‑way vehicle movement within roughly one week. Until then, vehicles that normally use the Nagdhunga–Muglin stretch are being rerouted via Kanti Rajmarg and Tribhuvan Highway, which has already affected the daily supply of consumer goods into Kathmandu.
For drivers and transporters, this means at least several more days of longer detours and travel times before the main corridor can partially resume.
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