Rs. 52m bus depot for Minuwangoda

Rajmi Manatunga

The Western Province Transport Authority (WPTA) will construct a passenger bus depot for the Minuwangoda area at a cost of Rs. 52 million.

The proposed depot to be constructed on a land belonging to the Minuwangoda Pradeshiya Sabha, will provide parking facilities to both private and Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses in the area, a WPTA spokesman told the Daily News.

“Passenger buses operating to and from Minuwangoda do not have a designated area for parking. This has caused numerous difficulties for bus operators and crew for a number of years. The construction of a depot will solve these problems,” he said.

According to the spokesman, the acquisition of land required for the construction will commence on October 24.

“We have already developed the Panadura and Padukka depots under the WPTA’s programme to improve bus depots and stations within the province. Under the next phase of the programme, we hope to develop the Delgoda depot,” he added.