President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced a record allocation of Rs. 487 billion for the development and modernisation of Sri Lanka’s road and railway infrastructure.
Delivering the 2027 Budget speech in Parliament, the President outlined several major road development projects to be carried out under the Government’s infrastructure development programme.
He said Rs. 30,000 million had been allocated for the construction of the Kurunegala–Galewela section of the Kurunegala–Dambulla Expressway.
Meanwhile, construction of the Ruwanpura Expressway is scheduled to begin on December 1. A further Rs. 27,000 million has been allocated for the project in 2027, in addition to the funds provided in 2026.
The President also announced that Rs. 53,400 million had been allocated for the development of the Kadawatha–Mirigama Expressway.
According to Dissanayake, the Rambukkana–Galagedara section of the Central Expressway is expected to be completed by July 2029.
He further said preliminary work had commenced on the proposed Kurunegala–Dambulla Expressway, while initial activities were also underway for the proposed Kahathuduwa–Ingiriya Expressway.
The projects form part of the Government’s broader programme to expand and modernise the country’s road network and improve transport connectivity across the island.
