The Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena
Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena said the earlier 100,000 km roads programme was a politically driven target that largely failed, leaving many projects incomplete and rural roads underdeveloped. He stated that the Government has launched the “Path to Revival” programme to address this, with work begun on 159 roads costing under Rs. 50 million each and contracts for another 262 roads expected within two months. He said halted and rural road projects would be completed gradually, as the scale of work cannot be finished within one year.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the 100,000 km roads programme began years ago. Sri Lanka has about 119,382 km of roads. That programme was launched as a politically driven target and largely failed. However, because many projects were left mid-way, and rural roads outside RDA purview remained underdeveloped for years, after our Government assumed office we launched the “Path to Revival” programme. Under it, we have already commenced work on 159 roads, each costing under Rs. 50 million. Within the next two months, we expect to award contracts for another 262 roads, and commence them thereafter.
¶ 02 In addition, through this, we hope to complete many of the halted roads. But this cannot be finished in a single year, as the number is large. We will gradually develop rural roads through the “Path to Revival” programme.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 October 2025. No. 22638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12320