DAMAULI: Vehicular movement along the Prithvi Highway will be halted for nine hours daily as the road expansion has begun on both sides of the newly constructed Muglin arch bridge over Trishuli River since Thursday, the Department of Road said.

"Due to the ongoing road expansion, the vehicular movement along the Muglin-Aanbukhaireni road stretch will be halted for nine hours at two intervals; from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am," Adhikari shared.

According to District Traffic Police Office, Tanahun, Incharge Sub-Inspector (SI) Purna Bahadur Adhikari, two excavators are being used for digging the roadside hills in Aanbukhaireni Rural Municipality of Tanahun district.

The road closure will take place on a daily basis from May 30 to June 13 for the road widening and blacktopping, according to a notice issued by the Department of Road today.

The newly constructed 160-metre model bridge over the Trishuli River connects Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality of Chitwan district with Aanbukhaireni.

The bridge is being constructed with the grant of Rs 120 million from the World Bank. Construction of the bridge started in view of the degrading condition of the existing bridge.