New light rail transit system in Sri Lanka promises to alleviate the capital's traffic congestionOBGplus
As the number of private vehicles on the road in Colombo continues to grow, travelling even 20 km by car can take up to two or three hours. Traffic congestion has become a serious issue, leading to a number of problems such as long transit times, environmental pollution, loss of productivity and decreased quality of life. Heavy traffic jams are therefore considerable economic and social problems…