### 📈 Restoration Plan for Colombo–Katunayake Expressway Lighting

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a project to repair and restore street lighting on the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway to enhance road safety on this critical transport corridor. • Project Cost: Rs. 1,098.50 million. • Current Status: Approximately 85% of the expressway’s lighting system is currently non-functional, largely due to vandalism and theft. • Implementation: The project will be executed in two phases via contracted work. • Key Focus Areas: Prioritizing high-traffic segments and interchanges, including: • Peliyagoda, Kerawalapitiya, Seeduwa, and Ja-Ela interchanges. • Stretch from New Kelani Bridge to Peliyagoda Fish Market. • Stretch from Seeduwa to the Bandaranaike International Airport.