Third phase of baseline road extension project begins
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1 min readFrom 2 outlets- Daily Mirror and Newswire report the third phase launch took place on October 27.
- Newswire says the project covers 0.86 kilometres of the Colombo–Horana main road.
- Newswire reports Rs. 2.886 billion in domestic government funding.
- Newswire says the road is scheduled to open in April 2028.
Daily Mirror and Newswire report that the third stage of Colombo’s Baseline Road Extension Project was launched on October 27, with construction starting on the Colombo–Horana route between Kirulapone Junction and Dutugemunu Street.
Newswire reports the scheme will widen and upgrade a 0.86-kilometre stretch. It says Deputy Minister of Urban Development Eranga Gunasekara presided over the launch, and that the Road Development Authority will deliver the work under the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development.
Newswire says the government has set aside Rs. 2.886 billion from domestic funds. The design calls for six lanes, each 3.5 metres across, alongside pedestrian paths and cycling lanes.
Newswire reports that building work is expected to take 18 months, and that the upgraded route is due to welcome public traffic in April 2028.
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