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Message: <blockquote data-quote="monson" data-source="post: 20141548" data-attributes="member: 30005">Feasibility and environmental reports on new bridge over Kelani River completed, constructions to begin next yearMon, May 9, 2016, 10:20 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.May 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Highways has said that the reports of environmental and feasibility studies of the project to build a new bridge over the Kelani River and the proposed elevated road from the bridge up to the Colombo Harbor have been completed.According to the Secretary to the Ministry of Highways D C Dissanayake, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is funding the construction of the new bridge while the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing the financial assistance for the elevated road.The new six-lane bridge parallel to the existing bridge over the Kelani River is expected to overcome the increasing traffic jams in these areas. It will also facilitate a smooth traffic flow along Baseline road and New Kelani Bridge road towards the Colombo port access road.The elevated access road from the Colombo Harbor will be connected to the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway though the new bridge. To the south the road will be extended up to Wellawatta though the Marine Drive without blocking the Galle Face Green, the official told the national radio.In addition, another elevated road will be constructed up to Battaramulla from the new Kelani Bridge. This will also be extended to Athurugiriya, later.The construction is due to begin in January 2017, according to the Ministry. The constructions are to be completed by 2019.- <a href="http://www.colombopage.com/archive_16A/May09_1462769439CH.php" target="_blank">http://www.colombopage.com/archive_16A/May09_1462769439CH.php</a></blockquote>

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