The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake – Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation
Congestion in Kurunegala cannot be addressed by road widening alone, even with a six-lane urban road, and requires broader urban planning measures. The Minister said the Government could consider integrated proposals if the UDA, in coordination with the transport authorities, updates the Kurunegala urban plan to reflect current conditions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, a six-lane urban road is very substantial. Congestion in cities cannot be solved by road widening alone; it’s an urban planning issue. If the UDA, together with us, updates the Kurunegala urban plan to current realities and proposes integrated measures, we can consider them. Mere widening will not suffice inside a city.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake – Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 August 2025. No. 1757391500023637. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22593