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Rehabilitation of the A017 Road Corridor from Deniyaya to Rakwana is very important in the national road network improvement. This rehabilitation Project is phased out in two stages whereas Stage I from Suriyakanda to Rakwana (about 18 km) and Stage II from Deniyaya to Suriyakanda (35km). By way of the overall objective of first phase of the project providing access to Suriyakanda with improved transport infrastructure, as it is an important trade hub, with very limited connectivity. This road rehabilitation project will provide links to three 'A' class roads and to ten 'B' class roads by rehabilitating of 18.0 km of a critical section of Rakwana Deniyaya road connecting the Southern Province to the Sabaragamuwa Province. This will improve the road network connectivity, reduce vehicle operating costs, enhance highway capacity and level of service, thus promoting economic activity and contributing to the overall socio-economic development of the country.

In this context, the OFID has agreed to provide a loan of USD 40.0 million in support of the above project and the balance USD 11.75 million will be borne by the GOSL. The OFID is our long term development partner since its establishment in 1976 and has extended fourteen loans to Sri Lanka, of which two have been for balance of payments support and the others for projects.

Accordingly, the Loan Agreement has been signed today, 30th October 2019 at Vienna by Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunge, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Government of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and H.E.Abdulhamid Al-Khalifa, Director General on behalf of the OPEC Fund for International Development.

Ministry of Finance

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Sri Lanka

On 1st November 2019

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