Infrastructure and Transport Updates
News regarding infrastructure development and transportation projects including road maintenance concerns and new port infrastructure initiatives. Posts cover Hatton-Colombo road safety issues and the Kerawalapitiya-Colombo port cable project.
So we've got a road actively planning its disappearing act, an underground cable project that'll probably surface some new problems, and the Transport Deputy confidently explaining that standards exist—right after we watched that road audition for a sinkhole. It's like watching a magician promise the trick will work better once everyone agrees on what a trick is.
Deputy Minister of Transport Prasanna Gunasena said that standards for public transport should be established through the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), adding that private operators would follow once such standards are set. https://t.co/XRTrs3ba1t
New Kerawalapitiya-Colombo Port underground cable project launched https://t.co/zQVJ2XQyPe