Expert Committee to Investigate Collapse of Express Way Beam

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Road Development Authority says that a proposal has been put forth to appoint an expert committee to investigate the collapse of a concrete beam along the Central Expressway between Kadawatha and Mirigama.

The proposed committee will comprise of 03 experts on the matter.

The authority also said that the preliminary report of the investigation has been submitted.

The concrete beam collapsed on the 4th at around 5.45 pm along the Central Expressway in the section between Kadawatha and Mirigama in the Bemmulla Kadaoluwawa area.

The collapsed concrete beam is about 35 meters in length.

The Road Development supervisor said that two more beams in the vicinity are at risk.