The Hon. Imran Maharoof
Asked the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development whether Road Development Authority-maintained roads in Trincomalee District require widening, with particular priority for the Kinniya-Colombo main road due to local population, tourism, school locations, congestion and inadequate pedestrian facilities. He sought details on the current width and traffic arrangement of the road, whether widening steps have been taken, and, if so, the proposed length, width and estimated cost.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development:
¶ 02 KINNIYA-COLOMBO MAIN ROAD: WIDENING (1350/2025)
¶ 03 (a) Will he admit that— (i) the roads in the Trincomalee District, maintained by the Road Development Authority, are in such condition that they need to be widened; (ii) the Kinniya-Colombo main road should be prioritized for widening due to the population of the Kinniya area and the number of local and foreign tourists visiting the area; and (iii) there are schools located near this road, there is heavy traffic congestion on the road and there are not enough facilities for pedestrians?
¶ 04 (b) Will he inform this House— (i) the width of the Kinniya-Colombo main road; (ii) whether the said road is a one-way road; if not, (iii) whether it is a two-way road; (iv) whether steps have been taken to widen the said road; if so, (v) the length and width of the proposed road; and (vi) the estimated cost for the proposed road?
¶ 05 (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 13 November 2025 ·No. 22816 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Imran Maharoof. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 13 November 2025. No. 22816. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26947