Makawanpur, June 7 -- The Kanti Lokpath, a key road linking Hetauda and Kathmandu, is set to reopen on Sunday morning following the installation of a Bailey bridge on the Makawanpur side of the Bagmati River.

Project chief Ratnalakshmi Bajracharya confirmed that the bridge installation will be completed by midnight Saturday. "Even if it takes until 12am, we are committed to bringing the Kanti Lokpath back into operation by Sunday morning," she said. Workers and engineers have been working around the clock since Wednesday.

Around 50 workers and technicians, supported by three excavators, have been deployed for the past four days to complete the installation. Gabion walls are also being constructed to protect the newly installed structure...