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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2012-09-12
Asian Development Bank Funded National Highways Sector Project - Approval to Award Contract for the Rehabilitation and Improvements of Road Section from Pamankada to Kesbewa (North Section) on Colombo - Horana Road (B084) and Construction of Piliyandala by Pass
- The Government of Sri Lanka has received a loan of US $85 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the above project. Under this project, the existing road from Pamankada to Kohuwala will be improved to have a four lane carriage way and the road from Kohuwala to the starting point of the Piliyandala by pass will be improved to have a four lane carriage way. The Piliyandala by pass will be constructed with a four lane carriage way and cycle lane on either side. The proposal made by H.E. the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Ports and Highways, to award the above contract, on the recommendation of the Standing Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee (SCAPC), for a contract sum of Rs.3,322,596,100.00, was approved by the Cabinet.