The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development about the suspended construction of the Pelpola Interchange on the Southern Expressway. He referred to a 11 December 2025 decision of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development calling for its completion to support goods and services in flood-affected areas of the Millaniya Divisional Secretary’s Division. He also asked whether the Minister accepts that residents of Millaniya, Kalutara North and Bulathsinhala lack adequate access to the expressway, and what steps have been taken to complete the half-finished interchange.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) whether he is aware that the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, at its meeting held on 11.12.2025, decided that construction work of the Pelpola Interchange of the Southern Expressway that has been suspended should be completed to ensure continuous supply of goods and services to the areas within the Millaniya Divisional Secretary’s Division of Kalutara District, which are constantly affected by floods; (ii) whether he accepts that the people of Millaniya, Kalutara North and Bulathsinhala areas currently lack adequate access to the Southern Expressway; and (iii) the steps that have been taken to complete construction of the Pelpola Interchange, which has been stopped halfway?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 18 February 2026 ·No. 23308 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2026. No. 23308. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20429