Gangai Bridge
| Gangai Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 8°27′36.80″N 81°13′49.10″E / 8.4602222°N 81.2303056°ECoordinates: 8°27′36.80″N 81°13′49.10″E / 8.4602222°N 81.2303056°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles on the A15 highway |
| Crosses | Mahavali Gangai |
| Locale | Gangaithurai, Trincomalee District |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 245 m (804 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | LKR956 million |
| Inaugurated | October 19, 2011 |
  Gangai Bridge Location in Sri Lanka | |
Gangai Bridge is a road bridge across Mahavali Gangai (Mahaweli Ganga) in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.[1]
The bridge is 245 m (804 ft) long.[2] The bridge cost 956 million rupees (US$8.7 million) and was financed by a soft loan from the French Development Agency's Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project and the Sri Lankan Government's Kilakku Vasantham (Eastern Awakening) programme.[1][3][4] The bridge is part of the A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway.[2] The bridge replaced a ferry boat service that had been transporting people and vehicles across the river.[1][2][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Five New Bridges in the Eastern Province -19 October 2011". Northern Provincial Council. 20 October 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "President to commission five new bridges". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 14 October 2011.
- ↑ "Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project funded by French Development Agency in Sri Lanka : A15, B10 and C- Class Coastal road rehabilitation". France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
- ↑ "French Government boosts development in Trincomalee". Financial Times, Sri Lanka. 23 April 2011.
- ↑ Amarajeewa, Amadoru (23 October 2011). "Now Trinco-Batti road journey sans ferries". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).