Kompagngna Veediya flyover declared open

President Ranil Wickremesinghe inaugurated the flyover spanning the railway line linking Kompagngna Veediya with Justice Akbar Mawatha and Uttarananda Mawatha, today (8). 

The rest of the construction work of this project is planned to be completed by the month of September, and the estimated amount for the entire project is Rs. 5,278,081,272.43, the President's Media Division (PMD) said in a statement. 

The PMD's statement also said that it has been observed that nearly 3 hours is wasted daily due to the railway crossing located in Kompagngna Veediya area, which is a very busy commercial section of the city with various institutions including government offices, hospitals, religious places, restaurants and movie theatres.

In order to avoid this delay, the construction work of this project, which is implemented by the Road Development Authority, is being carried out by Maga Engineering Company.

Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Bandula Gunawardana, United National Party (UNP) Chairman, MP Wajira Abeywardena, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayake, Transport and Highways Ministry Secretary Ranjith Ganganath Rubasinghe, Road Development Authority Chairman C.P. Athuluwage, Road Development Authority Director General Priyantha Suriyabandara were among those who attended the event.