What triggered my memory was an old (very) studio photo of my childhood self staring glumly at the camera while my infant sister timidly leaned towards me. Proudly embossed at the photo’s bottom was “Terminus Studio”. I seem to remember this venerable institution yet standing, till the early 1950s, on the triangular corner where Panchikawatta [...]
A solution to the maddening rush hour traffic gridlock in Colombo is now a few years away with the Government expected to finalise, within 90 days, all aspects of the construction of an electric Mass Rapid Transit System by an Indian investor.
Adiga S. Nagaraj, a Director of NEB Rapid Infrastructure Projects Pvt. Ltd. which has [...]
The Transport Ministry, in association with the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs, has begun operations on 20 new bus routes from today, to ease travel between workplaces and railway stations, Transport Ministry spokesman Sumith Weerasinghe said.
“This programme is the brainchild of Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma. It has been designed on the findings of [...]
From Roundabouts to Flyovers:
The way out of traffic congestion is not Roadway but Railway!
“In a move to ease the traffic congestion, the Government will construct 16 flyovers and interchanges in the main cities in Colombo and suburbs shortly”, said a report in the Daily News about a recent government announcement.
The report went on to say [...]
