Kathmandu, May 12 -- The government has reiterated its priority to complete the Kathmandu-Terai/Madhesh Fast Track and its link roads, despite the project continuing to fall behind its initial timeline.

Eight years after construction began, the Fast Track had achieved 45.16 percent physical progress as of mid-February. The Nepali Army, which is executing the project, has maintained that although the project was formally initiated in 2017, it entered the contract phase only in 2021 after Cabinet approval. Officials say this delay in procurement and contracting has significantly slowed implementation, preventing the project from meeting expected milestones.

The policy document states that the government will adopt measures to expedite com...