The elevated toll highway connecting the New Kelani Bridge to Galle Face is nearing completion after four years and will be ready for public use within the next four months, a senior official said.
Initially the project was due to be completed by March, but the completion is likely to take a few months, he said.
The Port Access Elevated Highway (PAEH) Project covers a distance of 5.3 kilometers (km) of with related facilities between New Kelani Bridge (NKB) and Galle Face in Fort, l Colombo.
The road will provide a direct link to the city center and the port from Colombo – Katunayake Expressway (CKE) via NKB, and then extend the expressway network into the city.
The project will help alleviate traffic congestion, improve last-mile connectivity from the country’s expressway network to the international port in Colombo, provide better logistics services for freight operations, and facilitate regional trade, the project office said.
The estimated cost of the Project is Rs,28.002 Billion. The Project was commenced in 2019.
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