Kinniya Bridge - Nagenahira Navodaya

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny69aaufQok&feature=player_embedded Description: Trincomalee is one of the main cities in the Eastern province which boasts of a natural harbor which was used by the Colonial British navy during WWII. More than 10,000 people cross the Kinniya lagoon daily between Kinniya and Trincomalee. The new bridge is 10 meters wide and there are two pavements, each 1.5 meters wide, for pedestrians. The bridge was constructed by a Chinese firm under the supervision of the Road Development Authority. "The bridge will connect Kinniya and Trincomalee and ease transport problems of the people in the Eastern province and would benefit more than a million people in the Eastern province as well as the others who come to Trincomalee district." Saudi Ambassador in Colombo, Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Al-Jammaz said. The envoy explained that these people cross the lagoon by ferry and undergo numerous hardships to transport goods including household equipment and daily needs through the ferry. Both light and heavy vehicles are taken on this ferry which operates from morning till 10 p.m.