Late to work every day: Bus lane causing traffic nightmare
Prior to the implementation of the bus lane with the road construction taking place for the fly over at Rajagiriya junction, there was free flow of traffic down Cotta Road as the buses were using the Sri Jayewarde-nepura Road. Except for some days, we managed to clock in on time at our workplaces.
However, with the implementation of the bus lane my colleagues and I who have to use the Sri Jayewardenepura Road seem to be clocking in more than an hour late.
In addition to time being wasted in the traffic block for over an hour, consider the amount of fuel and foreign exchange that is wasted.
The Minister of Megapolis should travel at this time and see for himself whether his idea is workable when there is no proper infrastructure in place.
The Galle Road, Negombo Road and of course the Sri Jayewardenepura road can afford a separate lane for the buses. But with a road construction taking place and Cotta Road having only two lanes and a railway crossing, how can a right-minded person implement a dedicated bus lane? With one lane used only for buses the rest of the traffic needs to move only on one lane which impedes the smooth flow of traffic down Cotta Road. This congestion overflows to the Sri Jayewardenepura Road, then to the by-roads Rajagiriya Road, Kotte Road, Battaramulla etc.
With so many traffic cops on the road has no one realized the impracticality of this particular bus lane or are they all scared to go against the minister? Vinodini Jayawardena Via email