Srilanka, March 9 -- Sri Lankan officials are set to meet representatives from China's Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) today to discuss the resumption of the Central Expressway construction, Transport and Highways Minister Bimal Rathnayake said on Friday. The discussions aim to restart the much-anticipated first phase of the Expressway project, which has faced significant delays in recent years.

Speaking during the committee stage debate on the Budget, Minister Rathnayake said that a section of the Expressway from Mirigama was constructed with local funding and contractors. However, the project stalled when the original construction companies abandoned the work. The Government has since worked to revive the initiative, with President Anu...