Verugal Bridge
| Verugal Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 8°15′10.90″N 81°22′21.20″E / 8.2530278°N 81.3725556°ECoordinates: 8°15′10.90″N 81°22′21.20″E / 8.2530278°N 81.3725556°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles on the A15 highway |
| Crosses | Verugal Aru |
| Locale | Verugal, Trincomalee District |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 105 m (344 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | LKR250 million |
| Inaugurated | October 19, 2011 |
  Location in Sri Lanka | |
Verugal Bridge is a road bridge across Verugal Aru in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.[1]
The bridge is 105 m (344 ft) long.[2] The bridge cost 250 million rupees (US$2.3 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 2 3 "Five New Bridges in the Eastern Province -19 October 2011". Northern Provincial Council. 20 October 2011.
- 1 2 3 "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).
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