Road Maintenance Practices in Nepal: A Case Study of Malekhu – Mugling Road Section

Road degradation is a major issue in Nepal due to main focus only on backlog maintenance and upgradation which evidently an unsuccessful investment strategy worldwide. Considering global success of PBMC time-cost-quality spectrum, it has been implemented since 2003 but without success. Thus, ADB 2016 revised PBM specifications re-executed it, whose performance potential must be accessed with respect current SMDP practice. The study analyzes compares effectiveness terms cost quality for Malekhu- Mugling road section, suggests suitable practice the scenario Nepal. This reveals that strengthening shall focused before releasing long term PBMC. concludes most optimization strengthened as per standard whereby length worker perform routine, pavement intervention based repairs their reliability during emergency. Then, one year contract released incorporating two recurrent (prior post monsoon) specific where contractors essentially follow roadside structures, traffic safety, defects if any, any emergency monsoon. It recommended model developed gradually from multiyear contracts there may high chances claims conflicts four