Four-lane bridge construction in Damuali reaches 84% physical progress

Tanahun. The physical progress of the four-lane bridge being constructed in Damuali bazaar along the Muglin Pokhara road section has reached 84 percent. The economic progress of the bridge being constructed over the Madi River in Vyas Municipality-4 and 5 has reached 81.2 percent.

The engineer of the section, Bishnu Prasad Pandey, informed that the bridge construction is progressing at a rapid pace, and the foundation work on both sides has been completed, with the arch design currently under construction. According to him, the work on the bridge, which was started with the aim of completing construction within three years, had its contract deadline expired on last Bhadra 21, and the deadline has been extended until next Asar 19.

According to Engineer Pandey, the contract for the bridge construction was signed in Shrawan, 2079 BS. The 315-meter-long bridge will have six spans. Two 'prestressed box girder' spans on both sides of the bridge have already been completed. According to him, the work from the foundation to the superstructure has been completed. He said, "The middle span is two concrete nature arch bridges. Its work is underway."

According to Engineer Pandey, this is the country's first bridge with a single monolithic structure of 23 meters width, being constructed at a cost of Rs 1.21 billion including VAT. Site Manager Dinesh Kumar Shrestha of the construction company Annak ZDJC JV stated that they are working to complete the work within the extended deadline.

This bridge, with the longest arch design on the Prithvi Highway, will be four lanes. The current two-lane bridge over the river is 370 meters long. The new bridge is being constructed at a distance of about 50 meters from the same bridge.