12 heavy-duty machines and skilled teams to restore the cyclone-hit A5 corridor
The Company has also provided specialised technical expertise for emergency bridge repairs, road reconstruction and engineering assessments to aid the Government’s broader recovery operations.
A total of 12 heavy-duty machines, including excavators, backhoes, loaders, and transport trucks, along with a skilled technical team, have been dispatched to the Central Province to accelerate road clearance, slope stabilisation, and infrastructure recovery. The operation focuses on the A5 corridor from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya, a critical transport route severely affected by the cyclone, where supply lines were disrupted and emergency responders faced challenges accessing impacted areas.
The machinery was officially handed over by Mr. Xiong Hongfeng, Managing Director of CHEC Port City Colombo, to the Sri Lanka Army in the presence of Mr. Russel Aponsu, Senior Additional Secretary to the President, yesterday (03) with the handover coordinated by the Colombo Port City Economic Commission (CPCEC).
President’s Media Division (PMD)
04.12.2025
