Thursday, February 12

Tag: Concrete Bridges

Easing Urban Traffic Congestion
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Easing Urban Traffic Congestion

By Lakshman I. Keerthisinghe City life is stressful. Everybody is running around like crazy, stuck in traffic jams trying to make meetings, trying to make ends meet, trying to meet deadlines, trying to get kids to and from activities. There aren't enough hours in the day for all this business. Rebecca Pidgeon Media reported that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the Rajagiriya flyover is to be declared open by President Maithripala Sirisena in Januray 2018. More flyovers will be constructed at other locations around Colombo soon. It was stated that road traffic congestion is having a negative impact on the economy and it needs to be addressed soon. While there is severe traffic congestion in Rajagiriya as a result of the work being carried out on the new flyover, that ...