Separate Lanes for Buses Within City Limits

Budget 2017 has proposed a mechanism to streamline public bus service within city limits. Under this mechanism separate lanes will be introduced for the buses. Further it has been mentioned in the budget proposal that priority would be given to ease road traffic congestion in Colombo.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said, in a statement that an alternative system should also be introduced as soon as possible considering additional number of vehicles added daily in public roads. Minister further stated that plans were already afoot to launch the construction of two new roads- one between the New Kelani Bridge and Athurugiriya and, the second between the Kelani Bridge and Colombo Port in next year.

The Colombo Municipal Council in collaboration with the Road Development Authority would soon to introduce separate lanes for commuter buses within the city limits.