Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2014-10-09

Construction of the portion of the Northern Expressway from Enderamulla to Galewela and the portion of the link Expressway from Pothuhera to Galagedara

- the Government has given high priority for the construction of the portion of the Link Expressway from Pothuhera to Galagedara. The above mentioned portion of the Expressway will connect major commercial cities viz., Gampaha, Veyangoda, Mirigama, Kurunegala, Rideegama, Melsiripura and Galewela and the above mentioned portion of Link Expressway will connect major commercial cities viz., Rambukkana and Galagedara. On the Northern Expressway portion, interchanges will be constructed at Enderamulla (System Interchange), Gampaha, Veyangoda, Mirigama, Nakalagamuwa, Dambokka, Kurunegala, Ridigama, Melsiripura, Galewala, Pothuhera (System Interchange). On the Link Expressway interchanges will be constructed at Rambukkana and Galagedara. System Interchange provides connectivity only among expressway. The feasibility studies and preliminary designs have been already completed and the proposed expressway corridors for the above mentioned sections have been already identified. Environmental Impact Assessment and land acquisition activities are in progress. The above mentioned sections of the expressway have been divided into eight (08) individual contract packages for implementation of construction as per details given below:

Contract Package No.	Name of Section	Length (km)
Package 01	Enderamulla - Veyangoda	28.0
Package 02	Veyangoda - Mirigama	16.0
Package 03	Mirigama - Nakalagamuwa	18.0
Package 04	Nakalagamuwa - Alakoladeniya	20.1
Package 05	Alakoladeniya - Meddeketiya	16.9
Package 06	Meddeketiya - Galewela	19.0
Package 07	Pothuhera - Rambukkana	17.5
Package 08	Rambukkana - Galagedara	18.0

The proposal made by H.E. the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Highways, Ports and Shipping, to proceed with the related activities, was approved by the Cabinet.