Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2019-05-21

The designing and the construction of Flyovers at Kohuwala and Getambe

- It has been proposed to construct the flyovers associated with the Kohuwala and Getambe junctions as a remedial measure for the heavy traffic congestion found there. Accordingly, the proposal made by Hon. Kabir Hashim, the Minister of Highways & Road Development and Petroleum Resources Development, to enter into the necessary loan Agreements to secure the required funds from the Government of Hungary and to award the contract for the designing and construction of flyovers at Kohuwala and Getambe to Betonutepito Plc of Hungary for a sum of Euro 52 million, as recommended by the Cabinet Appointed Negotiation Committee, was approved by the Cabinet.