Kanti Highway
Highway in Nepal
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Kanti Highway or NH37 (Nepali: कान्ती लोकपथ) is a 92-kilometre-long (57 mi) national highway under construction in Bagmati Province, Nepal, that connects Lalitpur Metropolitan City to Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City.[1][2]
Length79 km (49 mi)
CountryNepal
कान्ती लोकपथ | ||||
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| राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ३७ | ||||
| National Highway 37 | ||||
 Kanti Highway in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 79 km (49 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| From | Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Lalitpur | |||
| To | Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City, Makwanpur | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Nepal | |||
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The construction on the road started in 1954 by King Mahendra, and the road was initially named Tikabhairab-Hetauda Road.[3][4] However, in 1962, it was named Kanti Highway after the Queen Kanti of Nepal.[3]
In the late 1990s, the Government of Nepal recognised this road as an alternative highway of Tribhuvan Highway (NH41) that connects Kathmandu to Birgunj on the Nepal-India border.[3][5]
