The Central Expressway stage two project from Mirigama to Kurunegala is scheduled to be completed by July 2019, said Minister of Highways and Road Development Kabir Hashim.
Speaking to media after an inspection tour to the worksite he said that the project which was launched in January 2017 is moving on schedule.The total cost of the project is Rs160.8 billion.
The highway is being constructed giving due consideration to the environment and providing better access to nearby cities,” the minister said. The aim of this project is to reduce the travel time from Colombo to Kandy and Dambulla. The Central Expressway is being constructed in four stages, Kadawatha to Meerigama , stage two - Meerigama to Kurunegala and Ambepussa link road, Stage three- Pothuhera to Galagedara (Kandy) and Stage four Kurunegala to Dambulla. The government has identified both the Central Expressway and Northern Expressway projects, as priority development projects in the country and are accelerating its development.