Construction work on the flyover across the Peliyagoda rail crossing on the Colombo-Kandy road began yesterday. To facilitate the construction work traffic from Colombo to Kandy and back will be allowed on two lanes only until this work is completed, said Police headquarters in a communique issued yesterday.
The communique said alternative routes have been arranged [...]
The Ministry of Highways and Road Development has launched a project to construct flyovers to ease traffic congestion in the Western Province. A flyover will be built at Kelaniya under this project. Construction work on the steel flyover bridge at the Kelaniya Railway crossing on the Kandy Road has already begun.
The Ministry of Highways and [...]
The Ministry of Transport has called upon the General Manager of Railways to prepare the bidding documents to renovate the Fort and Maradana railway stations this year.
The Ministry plans to obtain the services of the private sector to renovate all major railway stations in the country and provide a better service by the end of [...]
Under the Negenahira Udanaya (Eastern Resurgence) the Government has proposed a mega development programme covering all aspects to bring relief to the people of all ethnic groups in the East. Improvements to the road network is a vital factor in the development programme.
A-11 road from Maradankadawala to Valachchenai with a 300 by 10.4 mtr new [...]
The British Government through its Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD) has provided a credit package of Sterling Pound 50 million (Rs. 11.5 billion) for the reconstruction of bridges in Sri Lanka.
The loan facility is provided by the HSBC Bank Plc, UK together with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Sri Lanka, states the [...]
The recent parcel fare increase by the Sri Lanka Railway (SLR) is not adequate, General Manager of Railways (GMR) Dr. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan said.
According to the GMR, the latest price increase in goods transportation is insufficient to meet the high expenditure on railway maintenance.
“The SLR parcel fare increase in August or September this year is not [...]
The first phase in the construction of the Matara-Kataragama railway line will be accelerated. It is to be completed in three phases.
The 27 kilometre stretch from Matara to Beliatta will be completed in the first phase. It is estimated to cost 60 Million rupees. The State Engineering Corporation has already started the construction work on [...]
