Work to begin on May 27 Rs 3,680 m for construction of two roads

Irangika Range

Construction work of two main roads-Anamaduwa-Bangadeniya and Deraniyagala-Dehiovita will commence spending over Rs 3,680 million on May 27.

Ports and Highways Project Minister Nirmala Kothalawla said the government has undertaken a massive road development programme to renovate the existing road network to provide a better transportation. Under this programme, a road from Anamaduwa to Bangadeniya will be constructed at a cost of Rs 2,570 million while the construction work of the road from Deraniyagala to Dehiovita will be commenced at a cost of Rs 1,100 million.

Meanwhile, a new bridge constructed over Mahaweli river in Somawathi area at a cost of Rs.400 million and newly constructed road from Somawathi to Seruvila will be commissioned on May 25 under the patronage of Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

Construction work was carried out by the Road Development Authority. The newly constructed road and the bridge will benefit the people travelling to the sacred Somawathi Chethiya and Seruwavila Chethiya.

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

"We hope devotees travelling to both Somawathi Chethiya and Seruwavila Chethiya will benefit through this road," he said.

Following the completion of the planned roads the rural farmers will have easy access to the markets in towns while traders find business much easier, Minister Kothalawala said.