Rajagiriya flyover which is considered as the longest flyover in Sri Lanka will be vested to the people by President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on the request of Minister of Higher Education and Highways, Lakshman Kiriella today.
The Rajagiriya flyover will definitely help ease traffic congestion at Sri Jayewardenapura Mawatha, Borella, Battaramulla and Rajagiriya by reducing the traffic between the main flows at Rajagiriya junction.
Traffic congestion has a number of negative effects such as wasting time of motorists and passengers. As a non-productive activity for most people, congestion reduces regional economic health, causes delays which may result in late arrival of employees for work or meetings and students at their educational institutions, resulting in lost business and other personal losses. The length of the flyover is 533 meters while its width is 21. 4 meters. This will be a four lane flyover along Parliament road, constructed at a cost of Rs 4.6 billion, funded by the Spanish government with expertise fully overseen by the Road Development Authority (RDA).
Sri Lanka needs more flyovers and expressways as the volume of traffic increases daily with increased vehicle imports.
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