Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardana presided over a ceremony held in accordance with the Chinese tradition to mark the completion of the construction of the Maritime Facilitation Centre at Colombo Port premises recently.
The Maritime Facilitation Centre is a part of the Port Access Elevated Highway project.
This Centre will contribute to improve efficiency of the Port service provided by Sri Lanka Ports Authority while accommodating staff of many related institutions at one location.
Five billion rupees have been spent for the centre under an Asian Development Bank credit facility.
Dr. Gunewardena speaking at the event said the Port Access Elevated Highway is an extremely important road development project currently being carried out in Sri Lanka and through it Colombo city and the Port City, will be connected to the highway network. “It also supports the activities of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation by connecting ports and airports” he added.
The Minister said 71 percent of the constructions of the project have been completed and by August next year the project will be fully completed.
The Minister further said the 17-storey maritime facility centre with state-of-the-art facilities, will accommodate all institutions which were removed to pave way for the construction of the Elevated Highway.
The company in charge of the construction has worked to complete the construction of this building complex at a lower cost than the engineering estimate, he added.
Officials including Nimal Siripala de Silva Minister Ports, Shipping and Aviation, the Secretary Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, officials of the Ministry of Transport and Highways and the Road Development Authority, the staff including the Director of Port Elevated Highway Project, attended.
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