Ratnapura Expressway: Ministry to acquire lands in six months

July 22, 2014 05:07 pm

The Ministry of Ports and Highways says that arrangements will be made to acquire lands for the construction work of the Ratnapura Expressway from Kahatuduwa to Pelmadulla within six months.

In the meantime, measures will also be taken to pay compensation to the owners of the properties that supposed to acquire for the proposed construction, the source added.

Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne told Ada Derana that the proposed extension to the Southern Expressway will commence in December.

The route will be named Ruwanpura Expressway. It will link Kahatuduwa, Horana, Ingiriya, Ratnapura, and Pelmadulla.

The 70 kilometer long Expressway would be constructed in three phases under the concept ‘Build, Organize and Convey’ with financial assistance from China.

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