Project costs US$ 70 m
Nimal WIJESINGHE- Anuradhapura Additional District group correspondent
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide additional finance for the Northern road connectivity project.
An ADB team arrived in Sri Lanka recently for discussions with the government on processing a time-line for this.
The ADB team reviewed the ADB funded road project preparatory facility and met officials of the Finance Ministry External Resources Department, Ports and Highways Ministry, Local Government and Provincial Councils Ministry, consultants and development partners.
The ADB's high ranking mission comprised six professionals headed by transport specialist C Chen.
The lengths of sections of the candidate roads project under additional financing are Kandy- Jaffna road (9.60 km), Kebithigollewa- Padaviya road (30.5 km), Medawachchiya- Kebithigollewa road (25.7 km), Vavuniya- Horowpothana road (10.90 km) and Jaffna- Pannai- Kayts road (20.30 km) Other candidate road projects in the Northern province are Akkarayan- Skanthapuram road (3.31 km), Left bank main canal- Akkarayankulam road (7.06 km), Right bank main cannal (6.60 km), Wilson road (7.51 km), Kennedy road (7.10 km), approach road to Cattle Farm (3.35 km), Oddusuddan- Puthukudiyappu- Mathlan road (11.64 km) and Vattapalai- Keppailavil- Puthukidiyuruppu road (12.85 km).
Thekkawattha- Pulleliya road (5.65 km), Dachchidamana- Paranahalmillewa road (4.70 km), Kirigollewa- Hirallugama road (11.50 km), Kiriketuwewa- Bandara and Ulpotha-Kapugallewa roads (20.30 km), Kebithgollewa- Hendagala road (12.9 km), Ethakada- Etambagskada road (6.80 km) and Yakawewa-Mahakoongaskada road (13.30 km) are the sections of the connectivity project's roads in the North Central province.
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