The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation
At the time the relevant contract was terminated, the road project had reached 76 per cent physical progress, with asphalt laid on 51 km of the 64.62 km package and 23.57 km fully completed. The total package estimate was Rs. 1,458 million, and responsibility lay with the Ministry of Highways and the Road Development Authority. Further work cannot proceed because the Supreme Court, in SC/HCCA/LA/254/2021, has ordered the maintenance of the status quo pending conclusion of the case.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Answer tabled.
¶ 02 Key points: (ii) At contract termination, physical progress was 76%. Of total 64.62 km, asphalt had been laid on 51 km; fully completed length 23.57 km; asphalt-laid but not fully completed 27.91 km; and 4.70 km had no construction. Details of roads not completed are in the annex. Total package estimate for 64.62 km was Rs. 1,458 million.
¶ 03 (iii) Responsible agencies: Ministry of Highways and the Road Development Authority.
¶ 04 (v) The Supreme Court, in SC/HCCA/LA/254/2021, has ordered to maintain status quo. Until conclusion of the case, decisions on remaining works cannot be taken. Accordingly, all construction remains halted under the court order.
¶ 05 (b) Does not arise.
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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, 10 March 2025. No. 1743651953052186. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29353