BP Highway closed to traffic at night until October 7
Summary
BP Highway is closed to all vehicles except emergency ones from 5pm to 5am until October 7 due to heavy rainfall and risks of floods and landslides, affecting the section between Kavrebhanjyang and Nepalthok.
Key Points
- Authorities have imposed a night-time vehicular movement ban on BP Highway from 5pm to 5am daily until October 7.
- The ban applies between Kavrebhanjyang in Dhulikhel and Nepalthok at the Sindhuli border.
- The decision comes due to heavy rainfall forecasts and risks of floods and landslides along the highway.
- Last September, severe floods and landslides caused extensive damage to an eight-kilometre stretch of the highway and other sections totaling 84 kilometres.
