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The Hon. Gayan Janaka (on behalf of the Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake)

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Puttalam· 5 February 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: SLEAS Recruitment, Road Development, and Standing Order 27(2) Questions

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Asked the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development to provide details on Sri Lanka’s A, B, C and D grade roads, including the length of each category and the institutions responsible for their maintenance. He also requested information on road development projects initiated from 2015 to 2024, the kilometres developed, whether such projects included the Kurunegala District, the extent of roads built there, and the total expenditure.

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¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development:

¶ 02 DEVELOPMENT OF “A”, “B”, “C” AND “D” ROADS FROM 2015-2024: PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED

¶ 03 1327/2025

¶ 04 (a) Will he inform this House the— (i) distance of the roads belonging to Grades A, B, C and D in Sri Lanka, separately for each grade in kilometres; and (ii) names of the institutions which maintain the roads belonging to each of the grades mentioned above, separately?

¶ 05 (b) Will he also inform this House— (i) the projects that were initiated during the period from year 2015 to 2024 for the development of roads; (ii) the distance of the roads that have been developed under those projects in kilometres; (iii) whether roads have been constructed in the Kurunegala District under those projects; (iv) if so, the distance of the said roads in kilometres; and (v) the total amount spent for that?

¶ 06 (c) If not, why?

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Cite as: The Hon. Gayan Janaka (on behalf of the Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2026. No. 23269. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12962