{"id":31772,"date":"2022-09-07T09:06:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T09:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.dk\/nyheder\/other-news\/sweco-wins-large-scale-road-maintenance-project-in-nepal\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T08:22:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:22:17","slug":"sweco-wins-large-scale-road-maintenance-project-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.dk\/en\/nyheder\/nyheder-og-events\/sweco-wins-large-scale-road-maintenance-project-in-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweco wins large-scale road maintenance project in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Sweco wins large-scale road maintenance project in Nepal<\/h1>\n

    After a two year long tender process, Sweco has been chosen by Millennium Challenge Corporation to carry out a road maintenance project of a key section of the Mahendra Highway that runs from east to west in Nepal. The purpose is to improve traffic safety and reduce driving time considerably.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The vital Mahendra Highway that connects Nepal from east to west is in dire need of improvement. Today it takes approx. 10 hours to drive the 400 km. highway stretch from Katmandu to Lamahi because many sections are in poor condition and the road is too narrow. In a pilot project, Sweco has been chosen to design, supervise the construction and resettlement, asset the environmental and social impact, and defect notification period supervision of a 40 km. long stretch of the highway with a possible 37 km. section to improve at a later stage.<\/p>\n

    \u201cFollowing the standards from Nepal\u2019s Department of Roads, the existing 2-lanes road needs to be widened from the existing 6 m up to 14 m in urban areas and 16 m in rural areas including shoulders, drainage and sidewalks. This is one of the biggest challenges, and a social impact and resettlement plan for relocation of existing houses, shops, temples and\u00a0utilities need to be implemented before the construction starts,\u201d says Antonio Hidalgo Barrantes, Senior Project Manager in Sweco Denmark\u2019s International Department.<\/p>\n

    \u201cAnother important challenge is that the road rehabilitation needs to be executed while the traffic is running which means a detailed traffic management plan will be essential,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

    World class expertise<\/h2>\n

    The objective of the project is to maintain the road quality in Nepal\u2019s\u00a0Road Network. For the first time in Nepal, the project will make use of pavement recycled with cement stabilization together with new pavement technologies which is something Sweco\u2019s Pavement Consultants are worldwide known for.<\/p>\n

    \u201cSweco\u2019s Pavement Consultants are among industry leaders within the sphere of consultancy with special emphases on pavement design, special pavements, material technology, pavement technology and asset management which all are competences that play an important role in the project,\u201d says Thomas Fleurine S\u00f8rensen, Director Energy & International in Sweco Denmark.<\/p>\n

    To carry out the project Sweco uses a three-legged approach including superpave asphalt mix design to resist structural failure, development of environmental and social mitigation following IFC Performance Standards and improvement of traffic safety measures. For the project\u2019s implementation Sweco involves several international specialists both for the design and construction supervision phases with large experience in this kind of projects worldwide. A local sub-consultant in Nepal, DEVTEC will assist both with external specialists and a local support team.<\/p>\n

    Active in Nepal since 1985<\/h3>\n

    Sweco carried out its first project in Nepal in 1985 and has implemented similar projects in Mongolia and Tanzania for Millennium Challenge Corporation. In the road sector Sweco has been specifically active in Asia and Africa where climate resilient and sustainable technologies and know-how is essential. This is where Danish companies like Sweco have strong capacities to offer.<\/p>\n

    The road maintenance for both road sections is expected to be completed beginning of 2024.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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