Presented by: K. A. H. Lakdharani Assistant Director (Planning) Ministry of Transport & Civil Aviation Sri Lanka 08 March 2018 1 Capacity Building Workshop on Strengthening Integrated Intermodal Transport Connectivity for Southeast and South-Southwest Asia 8-9 March, 2018 Bangkok Sri Lanka: Policies, Planning and Challenges related to Port Development and Integrated Intermodal Transport
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Presented by:
K. A. H. Lakdharani
Assistant Director (Planning)
Ministry of Transport & Civil Aviation
Sri Lanka
08 March 2018 1
Capacity Building Workshop on Strengthening Integrated Intermodal
Transport Connectivity for Southeast and South-Southwest Asia
8-9 March, 2018
Bangkok
Sri Lanka: Policies, Planning and Challenges
related to Port Development and Integrated
Intermodal Transport
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Outline
• Sri Lanka: At a glance
• The National Transport Policy
• Public transport modes of the country
• Major Development Projects
• Ports and Ports Development
• Proposed Projects for a Integrated Intermodal Transport
• Challenges
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Sri Lanka - At a glance
• Total area - 65,610 km2
• Coastline – 1,340 km
• Temperature - 27 – 30 0C
• Administrative districts - 25, Provinces - 9
• The capital - Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
• Per Capita GDP– 3,835 US dollars
• GDP growth of 7.4%
• Population 21.2 Mn.
• Population Density – 338/km2
• Annual population growth rate of 1.1%
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The National Transport Policy
Policy Principles - Accessible Transport Systems
“Transport systems are designed to meet the basic transport needs
of citizens and businesses and promote effective and efficient
integration of all transport systems to complement each other
using new technologies and related developments. Transport
services should be easily accessible to all users.”
Policy Directives
Expand public transport network and
increase frequency of services with
possible integration of different public
transport systems.
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Road Network
• National Highways - 12,379.49 km
• Provincial Roads -15,975 km
• Local Government Roads - 84,380 km
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Expressway Network
Southern Expressway (126.1km)
Colombo – BIA Airport Expressway (25.8km)
Outer Circular Expressway (29.2km)
Public transport modes of the country
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Improvement of access to the Colombo port
Port Access Road
Port access road has been planned for providing
easy access to cargo and container traffic
Colombo and Suburbs to reach Colombo Fort
and Harbour. (17 km approximately)
New Kelani Bridge
Construction of a new bridge accommodates 6-
lane traffic with 380m length parallel to the
existing bridge connecting Airport expressway
and Base Line Road.
• Travel demand by all modes of motorized transport- 80 Bn passenger/ km annually
• Main passenger transport modes: Bus transport & Rail transport
• Total Railway network - 1,373km, consisting 167 major stations and 153 sub
stations
• Passenger transport : Buses - undertaken by both public and private buses. (Bus
transport share 61%); Railways - 6% of total passenger share, 2% of total Freight
share.
Public Transport – An Overview
• Para transit modes: Private taxies, cars, vans three
wheelers etc. (these services have not been
regularized)
• Percentage of road transport method for freight: