Finished Keleniya fly-over inaugurated
President Mahinda Rajapaksa opened the flyover at Thorana Junction, Peliyagoda today (25th) at 7.00 am.
The iron flyover was completed in record time, all the work being done within 60 days.
The record was earlier held by the Philippines. The Philippines Government completed assembling the prefabricated Malos flyover in Manila in 66 days. It is 300 meters in length
The flyover is expected to ease congestion on the Colombo-Kandy road.
This was the first flyover built under the Government’s project to construct 222 bridges countrywide. The flyover is 325 meters length and in the first phase it will have two lanes while in the second phase of the project, due to commence next month, will add two more.The total cost of the project is estimated at Rs. 2.1 billion.
A British Company in collaboration with Access Engineering Company carried out the construction of the flyover.
It is estimated that around 75,000 vehicles travel along the railway crossing every day and it is a huge time waste due to traffic congestion. The Ministry is planning to commence the construction of the second flyover in Panadura on March 31.
The Government has also embarked on a project to construct 20 flyovers and 218 bridges islandwide, with Sterling Pounds 125 million assistance from the British Government.
Source: News
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