Govt to commission Dehiwala flyover next month

Irangika Range

The Government will commission the flyover in Dehiwala next month aiming to ease the heavy traffic congestion during rush hours on the Galle road at the Dehiwala junction.

Roads Development Authority’s Project Director Susitha Fernando told the Daily News that the construction work of the Dehiwala flyover is now progressing successfully. The total cost of the project is Rs.920 million which has been funded by the UK Government.

The two-lane flyover will be 337 metres in length and 7.35 metres in width. Construction of the flyover was commenced in July this year.

Mabey and Johnson Company of the UK and Access Engineering Ltd in Sri Lanka are handling the construction work which is being supervised by the Road Development Authority.

This project would save time and money of commuters, vehicle owners and passengers affected by the traffic congestion in Dehiwala for the past few decades.

“It would vastly benefit the people while upgrading the national road system and taking the country towards development,”.

Meanwhile, a new traffic plan has been introduced for vehicles passing the Dehiwala area in order to ease the traffic congestion caused due to the construction of the flyover bridge.