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Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing Sirinimal Perera at the ground breaking ceremony of the multi-storey car park, 06 October 2020.[/caption]
By Sarah Hannan
To solve the lack of parking spaces in the metropolises, the Urban Development Authority (UDA) recently broke ground at the site behind Lake House, Colombo Fort.
“Eight multi-storey car parks are planned to be constructed by the UDA, which will ease the traffic congestion and solve the parking problem in the city. The first phase of the project has commenced now and will cost Rs. 1,113 million,” Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing Sirinimal Perera said.
The cost of the project is to be borne by the UDA, and the multi-storey car park that is to be constructed will be the first of its kind undertaken by government agencies. The car park at D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha will comprise 10 storeys sprawling across 18,444 sq. ft. to accommodate up to 252 vehicles.
The ground floor of the car park will have a 2,015 sq. ft. shopping complex, with the first and second floors of 2,540 sq. ft. allotted to the Colombo Fort Police Station. Vehicles will be able to park from the third to the ninth floor and seven residential units will be constructed on the topmost floor.
The estimated time of completion has been projected to be four years, with 12 car parks to be constructed islandwide; eight of them are to be built in the city of Colombo and the remaining four outside Colombo.
Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing Sirinimal Perera at the ground breaking ceremony of the multi-storey car park, 06 October 2020.[/caption]
By Sarah Hannan
To solve the lack of parking spaces in the metropolises, the Urban Development Authority (UDA) recently broke ground at the site behind Lake House, Colombo Fort.
“Eight multi-storey car parks are planned to be constructed by the UDA, which will ease the traffic congestion and solve the parking problem in the city. The first phase of the project has commenced now and will cost Rs. 1,113 million,” Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing Sirinimal Perera said.
The cost of the project is to be borne by the UDA, and the multi-storey car park that is to be constructed will be the first of its kind undertaken by government agencies. The car park at D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha will comprise 10 storeys sprawling across 18,444 sq. ft. to accommodate up to 252 vehicles.
The ground floor of the car park will have a 2,015 sq. ft. shopping complex, with the first and second floors of 2,540 sq. ft. allotted to the Colombo Fort Police Station. Vehicles will be able to park from the third to the ninth floor and seven residential units will be constructed on the topmost floor.
The estimated time of completion has been projected to be four years, with 12 car parks to be constructed islandwide; eight of them are to be built in the city of Colombo and the remaining four outside Colombo.