Sri Lanka, May 12 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the construction of the Rambukkana-Galagedara section of the Central Expressway, with the project to be fully funded by the Government at an estimated cost of Rs. 112 billion.

Approval has also been granted for the awarding of seven contracts under the second phase of the third stage of the Central Expressway project (Rambukkana to Galagedara), covering construction work from chainage 13+800 km to 32+450 km.

The contracts are to be awarded to selected local contractors through a competitive bidding process conducted under the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedure.

Accordingly, bids were invited under the NCB method. Six bidders each submitted proposals for pa...