Massive road development drive to be launched

Irangika RANGE

The Ports and Highways Ministry has undertaken a massive road development programme to renovate the existing road network to provide better transportation.

Under this programme, two major roads, Kurunegala- Kadhapola and Kadhapola- Rambawewa found on the route from Kurunegala to Madampe via Kuliyapitiya will be rehabilitated. Reconstruction of a 24 kilometre road from Kurunegala to Kadhapola (B247) and 18.91 kilometre road from Kadhapola to Rambawewa (B166) will commence under the patronage of Ports and Highways Deputy Minister Nirmala Kothalawala on June12.

The Kurunegala- Kadhapola road will be reconstructed at a cost of Rs 2,482 million while Rs 1,951 million will be spent for the reconstruction of the Kadhapola- Rambawewa road.

Construction work has been entrusted to the Road Development Authority. These two roads will benefit the people traveling to Anuradhapura through Kurunegala.

"Infrastructure, especially the road network, is key to development.

"We hope rural farmers would easily access the markets in towns while traders find business much easily after we complete the roads," Deputy Minister Kothalawala said.