(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media, Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said as a solution to the traffic congestion in Kandy city, a multi-modal transport hub will be established in front of Good Shed Bus Station.
He said the plan to build the multi-modal transport center has been limited to discussion for seven years and its construction work will be started before the end of this year under the assistance of the World Bank.
The Minister revealed this plan at the opening of the Kandy City Railway Station and the Superintendent’s Office Complex in Kandy on Monday.
Kandy City Railway Station has been constructed at a cost of 5 million rupees under the direct allocation of the Railway Department.
As the existing Kandy main railway station is located in one corner of the city, it is reported that the construction of the new railway station is a great relief for the passengers coming from Kandy towards Matale and from Matale to Kandy.
Under the strategic city development project, the supervisory manager building complex has been constructed at a cost of 80 million rupees.
The office complex has been constructed to replace the old office building that is on the land earmarked for the construction of multi-modal transport hub. This division carries out construction and repairs of buildings and bridges belonging to the Railway Department along the lines from Matale to Nawalapitiya.
