The Ministry of Transport, together with the Road Development Authority (RDA) and the Ministry’s Digital Task Force, has launched a new public web platform that allows citizens to report road-related issues across Sri Lanka.
Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake said the platform, accessible at https://road-lk.org, was introduced to address the lack of real-time information on road conditions such as closures, damage, accidents, and repair work. He noted that existing navigation applications used in Sri Lanka do not provide systematic updates on such issues, a gap that also exists in many other countries.
According to the minister, the initiative was developed in response to widespread road damage and closures following recent disasters, but is intended to remain useful even under normal conditions.
The system is based on public participation. Road users who encounter damaged roads, closures, or accidents can submit reports through the website at https://road-lk.org/report. Reports can be filed in Sinhala, Tamil, or English, and users are encouraged to upload photographs where possible.
Once a report is submitted, RDA officials will verify the information before marking the affected location on the national road map. Authority to update the system has also been extended to provincial road development authorities.
Rathnayake said public reporting is the most important source of information for the platform, given Sri Lanka’s population of more than 22 million. He added that, in the future, traffic police officers and divisional secretaries may also be granted access to mark road issues directly. Plans are also in place to include rural roads after the system is fully established for national and provincial road networks.
The platform is currently being implemented as a pilot project for several weeks and is expected to be made permanent thereafter.
The minister called on the public to actively report issues on national and provincial roads to support the initiative. (Newswire)