Vehicles are running on Nagadhunga tunnel from today: Nepal is entering the tunnel age
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- Mon, 27 July 2026
Kathmandu. The dream of the Nepalese people for years to run vehicles in the tunnel has finally been realized. The much-awaited Nagadhunga tunnel, which was built on November 14, 2019, has been formally opened for traffic from Monday.
The spokesperson of the road department, Shubraj Neupane, informed that all the preparations for opening the tunnel and putting it into operation on Monday 11th July have been completed.
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