Funding for the projects estimated to cost US$ 13.4 billion (Rs. 1,900 billion) will come from multiple sources including China, the Asian Development Bank and local avenues, Road Development Authority Director General M.P.K.L Gunaratne told the Sunday Times.
Going Jaffna via Polonnaruwa
The northern expressway, earlier planned to be built through Dambulla , Anuradhapura, Vavuniya and Kilinochchi would start from Dambulla and go across Polonnaruwa, Kantale, Trincomalee and Mullaitivu to reach Jaffna. It is estimated to cost US$ 5.5 billion.
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