Kuwait Fund loans Sri Lanka US$35m for bridge reconstruction

Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has awarded a loan worth nearly US$35 million to the Sri Lankan government for reconstructing 25 deteriorated road bridges. The bridges include three in Southern Province, four in Sabaragamuwa Province, nine in Western Province, three in Northern Province, five in North Western Province and a bridge in Eastern Province. The loan comes after the Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping sent out an invitation to bid in October, covering eight bridges along the
December 11, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
1006 Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has awarded a loan worth nearly US$35 million to the Sri Lankan government for reconstructing 25 deteriorated road bridges.

The bridges include three in Southern Province, four in Sabaragamuwa Province, nine in Western Province, three in Northern Province, five in North Western Province and a bridge in Eastern Province.

The loan comes after the Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping sent out an invitation to bid in October, covering eight bridges along the national road network in the Northern Province. Two of bridges will be on the A009 Kandy to Jaffna road.

3260 World Highways %$Linker: 2 Internal <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 2 14590 0 oLinkExternal reported in October last year Visit &quot;New bridge project for Sri Lanka&quot; Page false /categories/road-highway-structures/news/new-bridge-project-for-sri-lanka/ false false%> that a bridge costing around $321 million will be built across the Kelani River. The 415m bridge is expected to take three years to construct and is being funded by the 2416 Japan International Cooperation Agency, which is also funding the design and feasibility studies. The 145km river flows from the Sri Pada Mountain Range to the capital city Colombo, where it supplies around 80% of water for the inhabitants.
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