Passenger busses along A-9 soon

Minister of Transport Dullas Alahapperuma today said that the government will soon commence the public transportation on A-9 road, the main highway between Jaffna and Kandy.

Addressing a special function held in Jaffna this morning Transport Minister said that his Ministry is always ready to commence transportation along the A-9 once the permission is given by the security forces.

Minister Alahapperuma has also taken steps to provide 60 new buses, 10 new and 50 repaired ones to the Jaffna depot.According to the Transport Minister the Jaffna depot will be developed as a model depot in the North. Only public transportation is yet to resume along the A-9 highway. The trucks transporting essential items and commercial loads have already being given permission to use the road.