Madan Bhandari Inner Terai Highway

National Highway 09
National Highway 09
राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ०९
Madan Bhandari Highway
	NH09 in red
	Madan Bhandari Highway (NH09), west of Gaighat Bazar in Triyuga.jpg
Route information
	Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads)
Length	1,200 km (750 mi)
History	Under Construction
Major junctions
East end	Bahundangi
	Dharan, Gaighat, Sindhulimadi, Hetauda, Gaindakot, Shimaltari, Pyuthan, Ghorahi, Surkhet, VP Nagar, Jogbudha
West end	Rupal
Location
Country	Nepal
Provinces	Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, Sudurpashchim
Highway system
	Roads in Nepal;

Madan Bhandari Inner Terai Highway or NH09 (Nepali: मदन भण्डारी भित्री मधेश राजमार्ग) is an ongoing road project in Nepal, which is thought to be 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) long from east to west. It starts at Shantinagar in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 and runs through Inner Terai (Dun valleys) area. It ends at Rupal in Dadeldhura District of Sudurpashchim Province. It is an alternative road to the East-west Mahendra Highway (NH-1). The highway will be located 25 to 30 km to the north of Mahendra Highway and 25 to 30 km south of the Pushpalal Highway.^[1]^[2]

The 315-kilometre-long section of the highway from Dharan to Hetauda had already been awarded and construction works are ongoing.^[1]^[3]^[2]

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