Construction of A32 to begin in January
by Lakshmi de Silva
Construction of the A32 highway, connecting Vavuniya with Jaffna, through Sangamantuduwa, will begin in January 2009.
The first phase of the construction would include a distance of 32 km, as the mine clearing process had to be completed, Minister of Highways T. B. Ekanayake said yesterday (30).
Landmines had been cleared over a distance of 4 km, but it was expected that the process could be expedited with more security forces personnel brought in, he said.
The project was to be launched with funds made available in the budget and it was likely that some foreign aid would also be utilised as the construction progressed, he said.
The tender for the construction of Puttalam-Silvathura road, costing 250 million rupees, had already been awarded and that work would begin in January 2009.
It will help pilgrims from the South to reach the Holy Madhu Shrine.
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