Roads & Highways
Rehabilitation and improvements To Jaffna – Kankesanthurai Road (AB016), Puttur – Meesalai (AB032) & Jaffna – Palali Road (AB018)
REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENTS TO JAFFNA – KANKASANTHURAI ROAD (AB016), PUTTUR – MEESALAI (AB032) & JAFFNA – PALALI ROAD (AB018)
- Client: Road Development Authority
- Date of commencement: February 11, 2011
- Date of completion: November 13, 2013
The roads rehabilitated provide access to Palali domestic airport, Kankesanthurai seaport, the Chunnakam power station, and the communities of Inuvil, Kokuvil, Tellippalai, Keerimalai, Thirunelveli and Urumpirai. Puttur-Meesalai is a ring road, bypassing Jaffna town and connecting to the Palali and Kankesanthurai roads. Under this rehabilitation programme, the existing 4.1m carriageways were widened to 8.2m and asphalted, with two lanes and a 1.0m cycle lane on either side.