The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
An answer was tabled detailing the national highway network maintained by the Road Development Authority, comprising 4,217.42 km of A class roads, 8,045.42 km of B class roads, and 315.8 km of expressways, while C and D class roads fall under Provincial Councils. It listed road development projects initiated from 2019 to 2024, including foreign-funded, government-funded, expressway, coastal, and regional road programmes. The response stated that 3,827.90 km of roads were developed under these projects, including 386.25 km in Kurunegala District at a cost of Rs. 18,988 million.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I table the Answer to that Question.
¶ 02 - Answer tabled:
¶ 03 (a) - A class National Highways – 4,217.42 km - B class National Highways – 8,045.42 km - C and D class roads do not belong to the Road Development Authority. - E class (Expressways) – 315.8 km
¶ 04 Maintenance: - The Road Development Authority (RDA) maintains A and B class National Highways and E class Expressways within the national highway network. - Provincial Councils maintain C and D class roads.
¶ 05 (b) (i) The following projects were initiated within this period for road development. [Detailed list tabled.]
¶ 06 2019: - Road Widening and Development Project (GOSL provisions) - Multi-Foreign Aided Project (MFAP) - Priority Roads Project (PRP3) – Phase I - Priority Roads Project (PRP3) – Phase II - Northern Road Connectivity Project (NRCP) - Badulla–Chenkalady Road Improvement Project (BCRIP) - Integrated Road Investment Program (I-ROAD) - “Awakening Polonnaruwa” - Southern Road Connectivity Project (SRCP) - Chinese EXIM Bank (Hunan Branch) funded project - Port Access Elevated Highway (through Kelani) – Road Project
¶ 07 2020: - Badulla–Chenkalady Road Improvement Project (BCRIP) - Integrated Road Investment Program (I-ROAD) - “Awakening Polonnaruwa” - Southern Road Connectivity Project (SRCP) - China Development Bank Aided Priority Roads Project-3 (Stage 1) - Chinese EXIM Bank (Hunan Branch) funded project - Road Widening and Development Project (GOSL provisions) - Multi-Foreign Aided Project (MFAP) - Ruwanpura Expressway Project Phase I – Kahatuduwa–Ingiriya - Integrated Coastal Development Project (ICDP)
¶ 08 2021: - Badulla–Chenkalady Road Improvement Project (BCRIP) - Integrated Road Investment Program (I-ROAD) - Local Bank Funded Project (LBFP) - Southern Road Connectivity Project (SRCP) - 106 km Expressway Project Phase 3 - Chinese EXIM Bank (Hunan) funded project - 100,000 km Road Development Programme (LBFP) - Road Widening and Development Project (GOSL provisions) - Multi-Foreign Aided Project (MFAP) - China Development Bank Aided Priority Roads Project-3 (Phase 1) - Chinese EXIM Bank (Hunan Branch) funded project - “Let’s Uplift Polonnaruwa”
¶ 09 2022: - Integrated Coastal Development Project (ICDP) - Badulla–Chenkalady Road Improvement Project (BCRIP) - Integrated Road Investment Program (I-ROAD) - Southern Road Connectivity Project (SRCP) - 100,000 km Road Development Programme (LBFP) - Road Widening and Development Project (GOSL provisions) - Multi-Foreign Aided Project (MFAP)
¶ 10 2023: - Integrated Coastal Development Project (ICDP) - Badulla–Chenkalady Road Improvement Project (BCRIP) - Integrated Road Investment Program (I-ROAD) - 100,000 km Road Development Programme (LBFP) - Multi-Foreign Aided Project (MFAP)
¶ 11 2024: - Integrated Coastal Development Project (ICDP) - Badulla–Chenkalady Road Improvement Project (BCRIP) - Integrated Road Investment Program (I-ROAD) - 100,000 km Road Development Programme (LBFP)
¶ 12 (ii) Total road length developed under these projects: 3,827.90 km.
¶ 13 (iii) Yes, roads were constructed in the Kurunegala District.
¶ 14 (iv) Total length in Kurunegala: 386.25 km.
¶ 15 (v) Total expenditure: Rs. 18,988.00 million.
¶ 16 (c) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2026. No. 23269. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12963