A Road to somewhere
A ten-year national road masterplan is proposing two major additions to Colombo’s network, an elevated highway linking the New Kelani Bridge to downtown Colombo, and a tunnel connecting the Marine Drive extension to the port and to a proposed multimodal transport hub at Pettah. Improving connectivity between the Southern and Nothern parts of Colombo is […]
A ten-year national road masterplan is proposing two major additions to Colombo’s network, an elevated highway linking the New Kelani Bridge to downtown Colombo, and a tunnel connecting the Marine Drive extension to the port and to a proposed multimodal transport hub at Pettah. Improving connectivity between the Southern and Nothern parts of Colombo is a focus of the new roads to meet future transport demand created by the Port City and Colombo Port expansion.
The master plan’s other objective is to improve roads all over the island. Sri Lanka’s road network is extensive and investments in the last few decades have improved its quality.
