Postal Highway

Postal Highway (Nepali: हुलाकी राजमार्ग) also called Hulaki Rajmarg runs across the Terai region of Nepal, from Bhadrapur, Jhapa in the east to Dodhara, Kanchanpur in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the oldest highway in Nepal constructed by Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana & Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana to aid transportation and facilitate postal services throughout the nation

H17
हुलाकी राजमार्ग
Hulaki Rajmarg, Padma Road, Postal Highway
Route information
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads)
Length1,792.42 km (1,113.76 mi)
Existed1930s–present
HistoryUnder Construction
Major junctions
East endBhadrapur
Major intersectionsBiratnagar, Rajbiraj, Siraha, Janakpur, Malangwa, Gaur, Birgunj, Parasi, Bhairahawa, Taulihawa, Nepalganj, Gulariya, Dhangadhi
West endDodhara
Location
CountryNepal
Highway system
H16 H18

The highway is a two-lane road which connects 20 districts of the Terai frontier and 83% of the road construction had been completed by November 2020. Hulaki rajmarga nirdeshanalaya, department of roads is a government office related to any things on this project.

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