Rs. 4,000m road development project in Buttala

by Mohammed NAALIR

A road development project has been launched at a cost of Rs. 4000 million in Buttala and the surrounding areas, parallel to the Deyata Kirula Exhibition site, Highways Deputy Minister Nirmala Kothalawala said.

The 130-kilometre stretch of road would be similar in standard to roads in the Colombo city, the Deputy Minister said.

He said that as the Minister of Ports and Highways, President Mahinda Rajapaksa had directed authorities to develop the roads in the exhibition area of Buttala and also the Uva Wellassa region.Under the Deyata Kirula special road development project, a 40-kilometre stretch on the Udawalawa - Thanamalwila road was carpeted and road signs marked at a cost of Rs. 800 million.

New bridges were constructed to replace the old bridges and causeways, the Deputy Minister said.

The project was inspected and implemented by the Uva Province Road Development Authority under the guidance of the Deputy Highways Minister.