Colombo-Kandy road reopens after landslide risk assessment

Daily Mirror, Newswire and Newsfirst report that the Colombo–Kandy main road reopened to traffic at 6 a.m. on the 11th after a temporary closure in Kadugannawa. Newsfirst reports that the closure began the previous afternoon, while Newswire says it started the previous night.

Newswire reports that police attributed the closure to heavy rainfall, rockfalls, earth slips and landslide risk. It places the affected sites near Dawson Tower in Kadugannawa and Ganethenna Junction in Mawanella. Lankadeepa reports that intense rain sent rocks onto the A1 road in Lower Kadugannawa; it says Kandy District Secretary Indika Udawatta announced a closure through 6.30 a.m. on the 11th.

Newswire reports that Udawatta said inspections of potential rockfalls and earth slips informed a decision to permit traffic on a single lane between Kadugannawa and Ganethenna. Newswire also reports that the route could be shut overnight if rainfall continues and that motorists were advised to take alternative routes where possible.

Rupavahini News and Ada Derana report that the road or the Kadugannawa–Ganethenna section reopened. The reports supplied by those outlets give no further details on traffic arrangements.