The Army engineers are nearing completion of a project to restore and reconstruct a 45-kilometer segment of a major highway in the East.

The Army engineers are nearing completion of a project to restore and reconstruct a 45-kilometer segment of a major highway in the East. The Army started a three-phased project to restore the section between Somawathiya-Seruwavila of the A-15 highway that connects Trincomalee to Batticaloa in the East in April 2008. Under the phase one the Army Engineers have completed construction and restoration from Seruwavila to Arippu Junction, a distance of about 6.7 km. Under the second stage, troops have cleared jungle areas on both sides of the road and laid out the draining system extending up to Verugal Aru covering another 7 km. This jungle clearing is still continuing. The Army expects to finish the third phase and complete the entire project within the next eighteen months. The entire Army's involvement will cover 45 km while Mahaweli Authority and Road Development Authority are expected to complete the remaining phases. Source:http://www.colombopage.com/archive_091/Jul1247074517CH.html