Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, today visited the construction site of the flyover being built from Baladaksha Mawatha near the Slave Island Police Station to Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, in Colombo, to inquire about the cause of its delay.
Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya and other officials also participated in this occasion.
According to the Transport Ministry, it was informed during the inspection tour that steps will be taken to promptly remove the police residential quarters, which have caused the delay.
Minister Bimal Rathnayake stated that due to this delay, approximately Rs. 400 million has had to be paid to contractors as delay charges, and a significant daily loss of Rs. 500,000 is being incurred.
Stating that the matter must be resolved immediately, he instructed the relevant officials to ensure that the construction of the flyover is completed by the end of this year under any circumstances.
Officials from the Road Development Authority, including the Director General, as well as relevant officials from the Ministry and the Minister’s staff, also participated in this event. (Newswire)