The contract for the reconstruction of the pedestrian bridges across Marine Drive to access the Bambalapitiya and Wellawatta railway stations has been awarded to the State Development and Design Statutory Corporation.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the awarding of the contract to the company subject to the condition of completion within a period of six months.
The government said the need for the construction of temporary steps and immediate reconstruction of the pedestrian bridges has been identified considering the precarious condition of the pedestrian bridges.
Identifying the reconstruction of the pedestrian bridges as an urgent and essential construction, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Transport and Highways in this regard.
The dilapidated state of the overhead pedestrian bridge near the Bambalapitiya Railway station recently made rounds on social media, bringing the matter to the attention of the authorities. (NewsWire)