Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe has said a new elevated highway will be built connecting the New Kelani bridge to Colombo Fort.
The Premier disclosed the information when he visited the Rajagiriya flyover yesterday (21) to observe its progress.
Accordingly, the new elevated highway will include a three-kilometre elevated highway connecting the New Kelani Bridge and Colombo Fort while a new road extending from Orugodawatta to Rajagiriya is also in the offing. The new road networks will see the construction of the New Kelani Bridge and its extensions while developing the road system to ease the traffic congestion.
The project is set to be funded by the Asian Development Bank.
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