Four bridges over Nilwala Ganga

COLOMBO: The Cabinet has granted its approval to a Memorandum submitted by Railways and Transport Minister A.H.M. Fowzie on the construction of super structure of four bridges in the Coastal Railway Line.

Wagner Biro Bruckenbau AG of Austria will construct the super structure of the bridges at Bentota, Unawatuna, Kathaluwa and Midigama in the coastal railway line.

The Cabinet Appointed Negotiating Committee and the Project Committee will negotiate with the Austrian Company.

The Cabinet has also granted its approval to a Memorandum submitted by Highways Minister Hon. Jeyaraj Fernandopulle on the construction and rehabilitation of Mahanama Bridge at Matara with the Korea International Cooperation Agency's (KOICA) grant of US$ 7 million.

The transportation capacity of the Mahanama Bridge in Matara will be improved by providing new lanes and rehabilitating existing lanes of the bridge.

The bridge will be widened to six lanes. The new bridge consists of two cycle lanes. The proposed period of project implementation is three years commencing from 2006.