Railway development, viable alternative to costly Central Expressway
Sri Lanka’s transport sector experts questioned the need for an expensive four lane expressway with interchanges which will create its own problems of increasing congestion in and around Kandy.
Mechanical Engineering Sectional Committee of the Institution of Engineers in association with the Sri Lanka Society of Transport & Logistics recently held a panel discussion on expressways.
The panel comprised of Prof. Amal S. Kumarage, retired GM of Railways Priyal de Silva and railway consultant Ranjith L. Dissanayake.
This discussion was intended at raising awareness on least cost and sustainable mobility solutions as alternatives to expressway building.
The panel recommended the government to construct only a 2 lane highway from Pothuhera to Galagedera saying it can reduce cost ...