Sri Lanka, Aug. 9 -- The construction industry is pleased that the government has finally awarded an expressway building contract to Sri Lankan companies, President-Elect of Chamber of Construction Industry Sri Lanka (CCI-SL) Eng Ranjith Gunatilleke said. A part of the Colombo - Kandy Expressway project funded by local banks was awarded to Lankan construction companies recently.

"This would help the industry to get more exposure," he said at an event where CEMS-Global USA signed an MOU with CCI-SL for promoting future 'Build SL Housing and Construction Expo' exhibitions.

He also said that the government owned over Rs. 80 billion for infrastructure projects that were done by the private construction companies. "The delay in the 2019 budg...