Scheduled for completion by end SeptemberChief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando has issued instructions to illuminate the country’s first-ever state-of-the-art suspension bridge, the New Kelani Bridge, to become an attraction for tourists both local and foreign. The construction work on the New Kelani Bridge, which is aimed at solving the traffic congestion in Colombo and surrounding areas, is scheduled to be completed by end-September. The Minister has also instructed the officials to widen and develop the section from Orugodawatta Junction to the New Kelani Bridge, and to renovate the old Kelani Bridge, the Ministry Of Highways announced in a press release yesterday (4). Minister Fernando issued those instructions during a meeting held at his ministry to review the progress of the construction of the New Kelani Bridge. The minister also instructed to use indigenous plants and florae to decorate the elevated section of the bridge held by pillars.

Source: The Nation July 04, 2021 18:33 UTC