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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 07.20 GMT |
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Road
Development in Uva and East |
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The
International
Development
Association
of the
World
Bank has
agreed
to
provide
USD 105
million
for the
implementation
of two
major
provincial
roads
projects
in Uva
and the
East.
The
project
will
upgrade
and
rehabilitate
200kms
of
provincial
roads in
the Uva
Province
and
100km of
provincial
roads in
Ampara
District
in the
Eastern
Region.
It is
aimed at
improving
access
to
social
and
economic
activities
in the
Eastern
and Uva
Provinces
through
the
sustainable
management
of
improved
road
infrastructure.
It is
also
expected
to have
a
reduction
in the
average
passenger
travel
time,
increase
in the
share of
roads in
good
condition
and
increase
in the
level of
satisfaction
from
communities
and road
users
along
the
roads.
The
project
will be
commenced
in
September,
2009 and
is
expected
to be
completed
in
September
2014.
The
project
will be
implemented
by the
Uva and
the
Eastern
Provincial
Councils
through
their
respective
Departments
of
Provincial
Roads
Development.
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