President Ranil Wickremesinghe inaugurated the flyover spanning the railway line linking Kompagngna Veediya with Justice Akbar Mawatha and Uttarananda Mawatha, yesterday (8).
The rest of the construction work of this project is planned to be completed by September, and the estimated amount for the entire project is Rs. 5,278,081,272.43.
It has been observed that nearly three hours is wasted daily due to the railway crossing located in the Kompagngna Veediya area, which is a very busy commercial area with various institutions including government offices, hospitals, religious places, restaurants and movie theatres.
In order to avoid the delay, the construction work of this project, which is implemented by the Road Development Authority (RDA), is being carried out by Maga Engineering Company.
Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana, UNP Chairman, MP Vajira Abeywardena, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayaka, Transport and Highways Ministry Secretary Eng. Ranjith Ganganath Rubasinghe, RDA Chairman C.P. Athaluwage, RDA Director General Priyantha Suriyabandara and a number of officials attended the event.
The Kompagngna Veediya flyover.
