President orders resumption of Sri Lanka road projects suspended in 2022Posted by Onlanka News on August 12, 2026 - 10:03 amSri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to resume all road development projects suspended in 2022 due to the economic crisis and prioritise urgent public needs when implementing rural road projects. He also stressed the need to complete all road development projects within the stipulated timeframes and provide the public with an efficient and reliable transport system. Special attention was also given to ongoing rural road development projects. He also reviewed the progress of rural road development requests submitted through District Coordinating Committee meetings. Officials from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development also attended the meeting.