Saturday, 1st November 2014
The construction of new roads and expressways within the city limit, flyovers, updating traffic signal controls were among the other proposals outlined in the plan
The Transport Ministry has included a monorail transport system in its master plan prepared in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to develop the urban transport system linking Colombo City with the suburbs, Parliament was informed yesterday. The plan, which will be implemented in stages from 2015 to 2035, includes both road and rail-based transport systems.
Minister KumaraWelgama gave these details when answering a question asked by UNP MPAkila Viraj Kariyawasam. The plan includes four monorail lines with one of them running parallel to the High Level Road.
Arailway line between Colombo City and the KatunayakeAirport has also been proposed. There are four separate projects outlined in the plan to modernize railway lines linking Kalutara,Veyangoda, Negombo and Maradana with Colombo.
The construction of new roads and expressways within the city limit, flyovers, updating traffic signal controls were among the other proposals outlined in the plan. There are proposals for City traffic safety and management and for an environment-friendly transport system in Colombo and the suburbs.
The promotion of vehicles running on natural gas, the introduction of more hybrid cars and electric vehicles, promotion of walking and cycling and low sulphur diesel programmes are among the proposals.
From : http://epaper.dailymirror.lk/epaper/viewer.aspx
