Roads & Highways
Rehabilitation & Improvements to Colombo – Kandy Road Section from Kadawatha to Nittambuwa
REHABILITATION & IMPROVEMENTS TO COLOMBO – KANDY ROAD SECTION FROM KADAWATHA TO NITTAMBUWA
- Client: Road Development Authority
- Date of commencement: September 11, 2013
- Date of completion: September 30, 2019
The 23 km, two-lane stretch from Kadawatha (17+000 km) to Nittambuwa (40+000 km) was rehabilitated and improved to a four-lane standard carriageway where the width of a single lane was 3.7m. The scope also included extensive land acquisition and utility shifting, widening and improvements to existing cross drainage structures, elevated foot walks and centre median/islands as necessary, rehabilitation and improvement of road pavement structure, improvement of the existing drainage system. Further it also included town improvements to
Imbulgoda, Balummahara, Yakkala, and Thihariya junctions and widening of four bridges which included the bridges over Balummahara Oya and Uruwal Oya. Two major RCC girder bridges were also widened and rehabilitated to 25m and 22m widths.