Posted by Editor on January 19, 2026 – 1:48 pm
The Baladaksha Mawatha flyover was opened to the general public in Colombo at present (January 19) to scale back heavy visitors congestion in a key a part of town.
Minister of Transport, Highways and City Improvement Bimal Rathnayake declared the flyover open after the completion of development and its handover to the general public. Talking on the ceremony, he mentioned growth work will proceed by overcoming challenges, with out theft or corruption.
The Minister said that the nation is now going through the implications of financial crimes, noting that Sri Lanka was pushed into chapter 11 resulting from theft and waste. He harassed that the current authorities is dedicated to carrying ahead growth in a clear and accountable method.
He identified that the realm across the flyover, which incorporates the Presidential Secretariat, main enterprise centres and several other inns, has lengthy suffered from extreme visitors congestion. He mentioned plans had been made a number of years in the past to construct three flyovers on this space to deal with the problem.
Whereas two flyovers had been accomplished earlier, development of the Baladaksha Mawatha flyover was delayed as a result of financial disaster and different challenges. The Minister mentioned shut coordination with the Police Division helped overcome obstacles and pace up the completion of the undertaking.
The flyover permits smoother journey from Galle Face in direction of Kompanna Vidiya alongside Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha. It’s 340 metres in size and 11 metres in width. That is the third flyover constructed underneath a wider flyover undertaking aimed toward easing visitors congestion in and round Colombo metropolis.
Initially estimated to price Rs. 2,700 million, delays in development resulted in a further expenditure of round Rs. 1 billion. Minister Rathnayake mentioned the finished flyover will present important comfort and advantages to the general public, and he expressed his appreciation to the Police Division and the Highway Improvement Authority (RDA) for his or her assist.
The undertaking was applied underneath the Sustainable Highway Improvement Programme of the Ministry of Transport, Highways and City Improvement, with funding from the Authorities of Sri Lanka and consultancy providers supplied by the Highway Improvement Authority (RDA).
Colombo Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar, a number of native politicians, RDA Chairman T. Paskaran, retired Director Normal H. H. N. A. Hettiarachchi and senior Police officers attended the opening ceremony.
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