Special traffic plans in Sri Lanka for Iranian President’s arrival

Special traffic plans will be set in place tomorrow (24) around Colombo and Mattala in consideration of the arrival of Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi, Sri Lanka Police said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his Iranian counterpart are scheduled to jointly declare open the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project (UOMDP) tomorrow.

According to the police media division, the main road from Mattala to Uma Oya is planned to be temporarily closed from 9.45 a.m. to 11 a.m. and again from noon to 1 p.m.

Meanwhile, sections of the Colombo-Katunayake expressway will remain closed for a period of one hour from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and once again after 8.30 p.m.

In addition, vehicular movement in and around Colombo -- Orugodawatta, Dematagoda, Borella, D.S. Senanayake Mawatha, Horton Place, Green Path, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Liberty Junction, St. Anthony’s Road, Galle Road, Galle Face, and Lotus Road -- too will be restricted between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

The stretch of Galle Road from Kollupitiya to Lotus Road and Bank of Ceylon Mawatha will also remain closed from time to time in the evening, the police added.