Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on April 8, 2026 – 12:24 pm
The Ministry of Transport says that operations on the renovated Colombo Central Bus Terminal started at this time (April 8).
The bus terminal was renovated below the “Clear Sri Lanka” nationwide programme, carried out below the steerage of the Ministry of Transport, Highways and City Growth, with labour help from the Sri Lanka Air Pressure.
Underneath the primary part, the event work consists of repairing the prevailing buildings, setting up an data centre, organising a sanitation advanced, and making ready an exterior parking and queuing space for buses.
As soon as the renovation work is totally accomplished, the bottom flooring might be used because the bus terminal space, the second flooring as relaxation areas for drivers and conductors, and the third flooring as a centre for administrative and operational actions for public use.
Particular transport companies for the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New 12 months festive season are deliberate to function from the bus terminal beginning tomorrow (April 9).
For that function, round 1,500 further buses have been deployed, and the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) mentioned that buses will function from the Colombo Central Bus Terminal to many locations, together with Hatton, Badulla, Kandy, Bandarawela, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Jaffna, Chilaw, and Puttalam.
In the meantime, renovations at Fort Railway Station are scheduled to begin tomorrow (April 9).
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