07th January 2012, www.lankabusinessonline.com
An expressway from Sri Lanka's capital Colombo to the central hill city of Kandy has been changed to touch Kurunegala, another key city, Road Development Authority Chairman R W Pemasiri said.The trace of the 98 kilometre planned expressway was earlier going over Ambepussa. The new road may be slightly longer as a result of the change, Pemasiri said.
Ten companies from China, Korea, India and Malaysia have given proposals with financing to build the track.
"We are studying these proposals," he said. "We are hoping to start building the expressway this year."The RDA opened an expressway to Galle in the South last year, which is operating as a toll road slashing travel time by about a third.
At the moment, the road from Colombo to Kandy is considered a key bottleneck, slowing traffic to Kandy, north central Sri Lanka and the east.
A World Bank study has found that congestion in Colombo, and on the Colombo-Kandy road was a key reason for high transport costs in the island, as road elsewhere in the island improved.
is there any way to find out which company submitted the proposals?
ReplyDeleteEither an Indian or a Chinese firm.
ReplyDeletethank you =) , i mean are the company names available to public anywhere on the web?? i've been looking all over
ReplyDeleteWhen the highway to Colombo to Kandy will be implemented?
ReplyDeleteLast heard - a Chinese firm has secured the deal
ReplyDeleteare you sure??? the new plans isnt even out yet...
ReplyDeletePlans will follow
ReplyDeleteis there any links to the secured deal pls??
ReplyDeleteany one have a clear detail map about the highway...?including B206 roads.
ReplyDeleteThe change rout will not be benefit for Kegalle District People
ReplyDeleteThe change rout will not be benefit for Kegalle District People
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