The Central Expressway project which is being done in four stages and will be completed by end of 2019, said Minister of Higher Educationa and Highways Lakshman Kiriella at a press conference held in Colombo yesterday.
According to the Minister, for the first time in Sri Lanka the second stage which is 39.3 kilometers from Mirigama to Kurunegala will be constructed by local contractors.
Section four consisting of 63.8km will be constructed by a Chinese company. Negotiations for the third and fourth stages are on going.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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