Two new roads, Trincomalee outer Circular Road and Seruwila-Somawathiya Road have been planned by the Road Development Authority (RDA) with the active participation of the Sri Lanka Army to improve connectivity between the Eastern and Northern Provinces with the rest of the country and facilitate an efficient road network for the economic development of the country.

The Trincomalee outer circular road will provide access to new areas identified around Trincomalee harbour for development to maximize land utilization. The road project is linking Nilaweli with Sampur in the environs of Trincomalee bay by connecting main arteries to Trincomalee city and provides the access to the proposed industrial zones declared by the Board of Investment (BOI) and Urban Development Authority (UDA).

Seruwila-Somawathiya road consists of several sections. The proposed road trace starts at Southern end of Palatoppu-Seruwila (B347) road along the new alignment upto Arippu junction where it meets Batticaloa-Tirikondiyadimadu-Trincomalee (BTT) road (A015). The length of this section is approximately 6.7 km.

Project purpose

The main objective of the project is to improve connectivity to Eastern and Northern Provinces from the rest of the country.

The selected roads traverse through the rural areas which has agriculture based economy.

The improvement of roads will improve the accessibility to these economically backward areas.

The improvement of road infrastructure will enable the quick improvement of other infrastructure facilities such as electricity, water and sanitation, health, education etc. in these rural areas.

Due to the lack of maintenance during the last three decades, the travel time and vehicle operating cost have been increased. It is expected to reduce the vehicle operating cost and travel time with the road improvement.