Nepal road funding from World Bank

Road projects in Nepal will benefit from a further US$55 million of funding from the World Bank. The funding will be used for Nepal’s Road Sector Development Project (RSDP). The RSDP calls for a series of works right across the country, including the construction of 33 bridges, maintenance to 355 bridges and 700km of existing roads and a detailed analysis of Nepal’s road network.
January 3, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Road projects in Nepal will benefit from a further US$55 million of funding from the World Bank. The funding will be used for Nepal’s Road Sector Development Project (RSDP). The RSDP calls for a series of works right across the country, including the construction of 33 bridges, maintenance to 355 bridges and 700km of existing roads and a detailed analysis of Nepal’s road network.
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