The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament
The Minister tabled an answer stating that part of the Kolonnawa Junction–Gothatuwa road is in poor condition, with 600 metres scheduled for rehabilitation under the 2025 work programme while interim maintenance continues. He said the final section has already been widened to standard two lanes, and the remaining Km 0+000 to Km 2+770 is planned for widening after land acquisition begins in 2026, with funding expected in 2027 through Treasury provisions to the Road Development Authority.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I table the answer.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes. (ii) Current status by chainage: - From Km 0+000 to Km 2+770: Within this section, 600 m (Km 1+200 to Km 1+800) is in poor condition and included for rehabilitation in the 2025 work programme. Maintenance is being carried out to keep the road trafficable. - The final section from Kolonnawa Junction towards Gothatuwa (Km 2+770 to Km 3+100) has been widened to standard two-lane and developed. (Details in the annex placed in the Library.) Further, based on traffic capacity, the section Km 0+000 to Km 2+770 should be widened to standard two lanes; land acquisition is planned to commence in 2026, and after acquisition, provisions for widening will be allocated in 2027. (iii) Under financial provisions granted by the Treasury to the Road Development Authority for road maintenance and development.
¶ 03 (b) Not applicable.
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