A senior official of the Road Development Authority said that copper wires worth nearly 29 crore rupees have been cut taken away by thieves from the Katunayake Expressway. I Sri Lanka Latest News
The officer who said that it has become a serious problem for to highways by robbery of this nature. Thieves cut copper wires, nails and electric cables remove them from highways. He also mentioned that the same is the case with other highways and the new Kelani Bridge, where nails and cutting copper wires are a serious problem.