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1 Sri Lanka 2017 Dec

2 Sri Lanka Area = 65,610 sq. km. Population = 21.2 million Per Capita GDP US$ 3,835 GDP US$ 81.3 Billion GDP Growth 4.4%

3 Silk Route

4 Sri Lanka AH 43, AH 44

5 AH in Sri Lanka AH 43 Agra,..Thalaimannar, Mannar, Medawachchi, Galkulama, Dambulla, Kurunegala, Ambepussa, Colombo, Galle, Matara AH 44 Dambulla Habarana Trincomalee (A6)

6 AH 43 Mathara Bridge ( AH 43) Kelaniya Flyover ( AH 43)

7 Road and Road Transport

8 Road Network 116,000 km National Highways 12,320 km Provincial Roads 15,975 km Rural Roads 83,765 km Other roads 4,000 km Road density 1.76 km/sq. km

9 Expressway network 170 Km

10 Overview of Transportation Total vehicle population is 7.1 million (as at September 2017) Annual growth of all vehicle population is 8-12% Transport sector contribution to GDP is 11% Average speed of road network is 40 km/hr

11 Urban Transportation Colombo Metropolitan Region (CMR) is the main urban center There are six main corridors towards Colombo City Population in Colombo is about 900,000 Daily traffic entering into CMR is over 350,000 Active vehicle fleet is 784,836 in CMR

12 Public Transport in CMR Mainly Buses and rail School vans, Office vans, taxies and threewheelers also provide passenger transport Modal share of bus, rail & three-wheelers accounts 75% of total passenger km Buses % Rail - 7.2% Three-wheelers - 2.3%

13 Port Access Elevated Highway Four lane elevated highway from Colombo Port to Expressway Network Length 5.8 km Funded by ADB( SASEC)

14 Outer Circular Highway (JICA Project) Connects three Expressways Air port Exp. Southern Exp. Northern Exp.

15 Outer Circular Expressway

16 Southern Expressway

17 New Kelani Bridge

18 Katunayake (Air Port) Expressway

19 Rail and Rail Transport Sri Lanka Railways Network : 1,450 km Total passenger km : 7.5 million (annual) Passenger usage : 136 million passengers /anum

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21 Colombo Suburban Railway Project Feasibility study under ADB financing Implementation will star in 2019 Design speed is 100 km/hr. Stage I 105 km will be electrified

22 Section Length 120 km Existing Speed 50 km/h Will be Rehabilitated for 100 km/h operation In the procurement stage Section Length 160 km Trains operate at 100 km/h Reconstruction Project Competed in 2015 Section Length 110 km Trains Operate at 100 km/h Reconstruction Project got completed in 2014 The Area under ADB Funded Colombo Suburban Railway Project Existing Speed 80 km/h Will be rehabilitated for 100 km/h Electrification 105 km Project commenced in 2016 Section Length 40 km Existing Speed 60 km/h Will be Rehabilitated for 100 km/h operation In the procurement stage 72 km New Track Con. New Track Con. The Area under ADB Funded Colombo Suburban Railway Project EoI Called for (1) Pre Feasibility from Rambukkana to Kadugannawa, (2) Feasibility and Detailed Design from Kadugannawa to Matale ( with Double Track from Kadugannawa to Katugastota) EoI Called New Track Constructi on Section Length 105 km Trains operate at 90 km/h Rehabilitation Project Competed in 2012

23 Ports in Sri Lanka Port Port Port Port Port Port of of of of of of Colombo Galle Magam Ruhunupura (Hambanthota) Trincomalee Kankasanthurai Oluvil

24 International Shipping Routes

25 Ports Expansion Program The Colombo port is currently being expanded to the international standard to be one of the best serviceable ports in the South Asia Region

26 Port of Colombo Ship Arrivals 4,405 ships in 2016 Container throughput (TEU s) 4.5 million (from Jan. to Sep. 2017) Total cargo handled 65.7 million Tonnes

27 TOTAL SHIP ARRIVALS Jan-Sept 2017 Jan-Sept ,870 3,667 3,742 4,197 4,405 3,320 Hambantota Trincomalee Galle Colombo KKS-Point Pedrou % 3,221-3 TOTAL CARGO HANDLED (TONNES) 2012 Colombo Hambantota Trinco Galle KKS-Point Pedrou Jan-Sept 2017 Jan-Sept % 61,669,554 63,481,952 70,794,189 73,717,623 81,878,899 61,103,356 65,705, , , , , , , , , , , , ,457 2,552,456 2,918, , , , , , , , ,814 49,347 21,204 31,685 26,544 20,442 20,

28 Colombo Port

29 Hambanthota Port

30 Aviation and Airport Development Bandaranaike International Airport Development Project ( JICA funded) Package A : New Terminal Building Procurement stage Package B : Remote Apron and Taxiways Construction works are ongoing Investment Rs. 6 Billion (400 Million US$)

31 Proposed Bandaranaike Airport

32 Lay out Plan-Proposed Apron E 32

33 Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

34 Trade facilitation

35 Thank You

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