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Coming soon02 Nepal Transport Budget · FY 2083/84
Where the transport money goes
Compiled from the official Budget Speech FY 2083/84, Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal. All figures in Rs. Arba (NPR billion).
All transport line items — Rs. Arba
Scale: 40 Rs. Arba = full bar width.
Budget share by category
Highlights by category
East-West Highway
- 1,028 km four-lane upgrade
- Kamala–Kanchanpur complete this year
- Narayangadh–Butwal complete this year
- 5 further segments in progress
Road Maintenance
- Nationwide dust-free campaign
- Pothole-free Kathmandu Valley
- All national highway repairs
- Rs. 3.17 Arba for disaster resilience
National Bridges
- 275 road bridges this year
- 40 large bridges on national highways
- Major bridges on strategic roads
- Local-level road bridges ongoing
Corridors & Tunnels
- 6.25 Arba — 3 mountain corridors
- Nagdhunga tunnel opens Shrawan
- Prithvi Highway: 6.55 Arba
- Hulaki Highway: 4.65 Arba
Rural Connectivity
- 5.14 Arba — suspension bridges
- Access within a 30-minute walk
- 1.83 Arba — 12 new towns
- Local centre road links
Civil Aviation
- TIA upgrade: Rs. 1.53 Arba
- Pokhara & GBS: private management
- Bharatpur: night flights
- Surkhet, Talcha, Tirigaun expanded
Key delivery milestones
Nagdhunga Tunnel opens
Nepal's first modern road tunnel on the Prithvi Highway enters operation, easing congestion on Kathmandu's western gateway.
275 road bridges + 1,000 km blacktopping
Kamala–Kanchanpur and Narayangadh–Butwal East-West Highway sections completed. Fast Track: 40 bridges and 5.4 km of tunnel finished.
Hulaki & Puspalal Highways complete
Hulaki (Postal) Highway's 8 bridges done. Puspalal Mid-Hill Highway: 65 km upgrade plus 5 bridges. All district headquarters connected by upgraded roads.
East-West Highway full 4-lane completion
All 1,028 km upgraded to 4-lane standard. Smart urban mobility with full e-bus fleets in the Kathmandu and Pokhara valleys.
Kathmandu–Tarai Madhesh Fast Track
7 tunnels in progress and 87+ bridges planned. A direct Kathmandu–mid-Tarai link will cut transport costs and journey times significantly.
Smart urban mobility programme
Kathmandu Valley gets an integrated e-mobility system: electric public buses, fast-charging stations, real-time tracking, and smart bus parks. Pokhara Valley's existing fleet will be fully replaced by electric buses under a new i-mobility service.
both valleys
Source: Budget Speech FY 2083/84 · Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal · Compiled from the official Nepali text · 1 Arba = 1 billion NPR.