B 413 road to be upgraded
Irangika RANGE
The government has allocated Rs.7,307 million to widen and upgrade
the B413 Kanda Handiya-Nuwara Eliya road.
The road construction project will be officially inaugurated by
President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Hanguranketha town on January 07.
The B413 road from the Kanda Handiya to Nuwara Eliya via
Haguranketha, Rikillagaskada, Walapane and Ragala a distance of 53.4 km,
will be widened and developed under this project. Ports and Highways
Deputy Minister Nirmala Kothalawala told the Daily News that this
project would improve connectivity to the Central and Uva Provinces,
while upgrading road safety.
The minister further said that this improvement would help farmers
transport their products to markets on time, accelerate export-led
growth and contribute to sustained economic development.
Furthermore, this road would also greatly benefit the tourism
industry, in both Central and Uva Provinces, allowing the country to
reap the benefits of the cessation of the conflict.
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