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| | Cover Story (Spotlight Weekly) |
 | | According to the Nepal Road Standard, the capacity of two-lane fltopped roads in rolling terrain is 5,000 vehicles a day, while those in mountain terrain is 3,500. |
 | | Total road capacity at the boundary of the valley by 2010 would be 8,900 vehicles per day (3,500 vehicle on Tribhuvan Rajpath, 5,000 on the Ramkot-Dharke sector and 400 on the Sindhuli Road). |
 | | We need a road, but we have to be clear about the type the country requires and which mode of transport would fulfil our requirements over the long term. |
| www.nepalnews.com.np /contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2002/aug/aug23/coverstory.htm (3175 words) |
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