Ratmalana aiport road to be completed in 20 days

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Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando has instructed the Director General of the Road Development Authority to complete upgrading the access road to the Ratmalana airport within 20 days, a statement from the ministry said.

The ministry said Minister Fernando issued the order to develop the airport access road following a request by Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga and Civil Aviation State Minister DV Chanaka who had pointed out to the minister that following the reopening of the country the number of tourists and tourism related movements have increased and the need has arisen to make use of the Ratmalana airport to its fullest capacity.

The Ratmalana airport is currently operated as a domestic airport and used by both local and foreign tourists and the Air Force. The stretch of road to be upgraded is 1.6 km in length.

The road would be upgraded at a cost of Rs 99.3 million. A sum of Rs 20.4 million would be spent for the development of walking paths besides the road and Rs 24.8 million to set up street lights, according to the minister. (Yohan Perera)

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Kandy Thursday, 27 January 2022 10:48 AM

OMG!!! Such an expensive upgrade? Is the walking path to be paved with gold plates

N SENA Thursday, 27 January 2022 10:58 AM

QUICK WORK MEANS FAST BUCK. WHY UPGRADE THE ROAD, WHEN THE AIRPORT IS NOT BEING EARMARKED TO BE USED?

BuffaloaCitizen Thursday, 27 January 2022 11:50 AM

The Bridge down Marine Drive near the Navy Coast Guard is nearing 20 months of construction, still only half finished causing huge traffic blocks. First complete one thing properly and go to the other.

Piyapala Fernando Thursday, 27 January 2022 04:15 PM

Johnny talk with Ethanol spirit!

Quick and dirty Thursday, 27 January 2022 05:48 PM

Johnson mahathya is doing a quickie!

Sri Lankan Thursday, 27 January 2022 07:48 PM

He probably wants to make money before people elect another government

sam Thursday, 27 January 2022 08:36 PM

Make shift arrangements are useless. This must be developed with wide and long runway to land wide bodied aircrafts. Some think it is not possible, there is a way to do.

Kiweee.. Thursday, 27 January 2022 10:26 PM

Airport Road in high style with many cows on the road and attached by roads are full of garbage.

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