Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="monson" data-source="post: 22094111" data-attributes="member: 30005">Now, Ranawaka promises light railwaysAugust 14, 2017, 10:37 pmby Maheesha MudugamuwaConstruction work on the country’s first elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) line between Colombo and Malabe would get underway before the end of this year, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka claimed yesterday.Ranawaka told the media in Colombo that five LRT lines including a line from Fort to Kollupitiya would be constructed under the project.Launched with assistance from JAICA (Japan International Co-operation Agency), it would connect highly populated urban areas and run through four Divisional Secretariat areas, he said. They were Kaduwela, Kotte, Thimbirigasyaya and other Colombo Municipal areas, he added.In addition, Bus Traffic Transit (BTT) project would also begin this year and the first mega scale multifaceted transport centre being built in Kottawa would be opened for the public this year, Minister Ranawaka said.Steps would also be taken to begin the construction work of such centres in Battaramulla and Colombo Fort, Minister Ranawaka said, adding that the second centre would be established in Colombo next year.Minister Ranawaka said that the public transport system should be upgraded to meet public requirements and for that purposes new buses with modern technologies should be introduced.The minister said most people used private vehicles at present and they could be attracted to the public transport sector if it was developed.- <a href="http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=169999" target="_blank">http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=169999</a></blockquote>

Verification: Asuwa dahayen wadi kalama keeyada?

Top Bottom