The Transport and Highway Coordination Committee met today (04) at the District Secretariat under the leadership of Mr. Nandana Millagala, the aim of discussing issues related to transport and highway subjects in Kegalle district.
Accordingly, steps have been taken to expand the parallel road from Binge to Rambukkana to Rambukkana as a solution to the problem of binge being small under the railway road on the Rambukkana Mawanella road and connect the new binge to the construction of Rambukkana Mawanella road. The Rambukkana Kegalla road has been proposed to expand and develop as the central highway connects Rambukkana in 2026, for that the road is widening enough for the vehicles of Kardupana Junction and applying appropriate road signals, the expansion of Hiriwadunna bridge to transfer the road due to overwhelming public near Pinnawala Ali Orphanage Focused on building a subway along with aid accessway. Similarly construction of side bamboo due to landslide near Dedugala junction, construction of a secure fence near Kabagamuwa Horahena on Kegalla-Bulath Kohupitiya main road, construction of Moronthota Arandara road is to be completed by the end of this permission.
Road accident places in Kegalle district have been identified and applying guard rails in multiple accidents places, planting trees under the curved places and setting up soil bamboos, installing signboards and taking further steps to the National Assembly on Road Safety Have done it.
Rambukkana railway station has been selected under the project to renovate 100 railway stations across the island and is expected to be done through the contribution of the private sector and the required plan for that has been arranged and the third stage is still underway, construction buildings at Kadigamuwa railway station Due to finish this year as a project at the investigation company.
Steps have been taken to develop 25 depots across the island, according to the Mawanella Depot in Kegalle district has been selected and the existing resources are currently working to increase the revenue of the depot.
74 projects at the Regional Secretariat level of 2025 in Kegalla district under the Rural Road Development Program, 2 projects from the District Secretariat Office have approved 125 projects and 203 projects by the provincial council. District Secretary Jagat Herath said attending the event that these projects should be completed immediately by the end of this year.
Kegalle Mayor Mr. Nimal Karunaratne and Provincial Council presidents, District Planning Director Mrs. Indika Senaratne, Deputy Director Mrs. Himali Karanaratne, Provincial Secretaries and a group of heads of institutions related to the transportation subject gathered together for the occasion.