Postal Highway
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राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ०५ | ||||
Hulaki Rajmarg, Padma Road | ||||
![]() Postal Highway (NH05) in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
Length | 1,792.42 km (1,113.76 mi) | |||
Existed | 1930s–present | |||
History | constructing | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | Bhadrapur | |||
Major intersections | Biratnagar, Rajbiraj, Siraha, Janakpur, Malangwa, Gaur, Birgunj, Parasi, Bhairahawa, Taulihawa, Nepalganj, Gulariya, Dhangadhi | |||
West end | Dodhara | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Nepal | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Postal Highway (NH05) (previously: H17) (Nepali: हुलाकी राजमार्ग) runs across the Terai region of Nepal, from Bhadrapur, Jhapa in the east to Dodhara, Kanchanpur in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the oldest highway in Nepal constructed by Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana & Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana to aid transportation and facilitate postal services throughout the nation [1]
The highway is a two-lane road which connects 20 districts of the Terai frontier and 83% of the road construction had been completed by November 2020. Hulaki rajmarga nirdeshanalaya, department of roads is a government office related to any things on this project.[2]
References
- ^ "Highways in Nepal". Adarsha Nepal Adventure. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ "हुलाकी राजमार्गको 83% निर्माण सम्पन्न" [83 percent construction of Postal Highway completes in one and half decades]. MyRepublica. Nagarik Network. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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East–West Highways |
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North–South Highways |
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Corridors |
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Mid-Hill to South |
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Mid-Hill to North |
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Minor Highways |
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- NH33 (Kathmandu–Terai Expressway)
- NH38 (Kathmandu Outer Ring road)
- NH39 (Ring Road (Kathmandu))
- NH75 (Sworna Sagarmatha Brihat Chakrapath)
- NH77 (Bharatpur Ring Road)
- NH78 (Damak Ring Road)
- Koshi
- Madhesh
- Bagmati
- Lumbini
- Gandaki
- Karnali
- Sudurpashchim
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