Pasang Lhamu Highway

Pasang Lhamu Highway (National Highway 18, NH18) (Nepali: पासाङ ल्हामु राजमार्ग) is a 65 kilometres (40 mi) National Highway of Nepal located in the Bagmati Province.^[1][2] it can be considered an alternative route of Trishuli Corridor (NH42) in Rasuwa District.^[3]

Pasang Lhamu Highway
राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग १८
National Highway 18
NH18 in red
On the way to Dhunche, Pasang Lhamu Highway
Route information
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads)
Length	65 km (40 mi)
History	F021
Major junctions
North end	Syaphrubesi
Major intersections	Bidur, Betrawati
South end	Kathmandu
Location
Country	Nepal
Provinces	Bagmati Province
Districts	Kathmandu District, Nuwakot District, Rasuwa District
Highway system
Roads in Nepal
← NH17 → NH19

Details

The highway passes through three districts of Bagmati Province: Kathmandu District, Nuwakot District and Rasuwa District. The highway starts near Machhapokhari in Balaju (Kathmandu) bisecting from Kathmandu ring road (NH39) and proceeds to Thulo Khola (Kathmandu-Nuwakot border) via Nagarjun. The highway then intersects into NH42 at Pipaltar (Bidur Municipality), passing through Kakani Rural Municipality and Belkotgadhi Municipality. The highway bisects from NH42 in Uttargaya Rural Municipality in Rasuwa District near Betrawati (Nuwakot-Rasuwa border). The highway runs parallel to Trishuli River and Trishuli Corridor (NH42) for fifteen to twenty kilometres. The highway passes through Khasra in Kalika Rural Municipality and Dhunche of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality. The highway terminates in Syaphrubesi, merging with NH42.^{[citation needed]}

Feeder road F021 was upgraded to NH18.^[4]