Phone: +94 11 2 046200 Email: 1968@rda.gov.lk

Who we are

The Road Development Authority (RDA), incorporated as a statutory body under the Ministry of Highways by the RDA Act No.73 of 1981, became successor to the Department of Highways in 1986. Since then, the RDA has become responsible for the maintenance and upgrading of the National Highway Network. Road Development Authority is one of the institutions under the Ministry of Highways which is the apex organization in Sri Lanka for the highways sector.

The National Road Network consists of 12,255.41km of trunk (A class) and main (B class) roads and 312.59 km of expressways, and about 4,270 bridges as of the end of 2023. Road Development Authority is responsible for the maintenance and development of the National Road Network and planning, design, and construction of new highways, bridges, and expressways to augment the existing road network.

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Our Vision

“Empowering Connectivity, Driving Prosperity Sustainably: A Future-Ready Sri Lanka Connected by World-Class Roads.”

 


Our Mission

“As the premier national organization of the road sector, to provide an adequate and efficient network of national highways, to ensure mobility and accessibility at an acceptable level of safety and comfort, in a sustainable and climate resilient manner, for the movement of people and goods paving way for the socio- economic development of the nation.”

Our Services

Obtaining Permission to Excavate (damage) the Road for Receiving a Domestic Water Supply Connection from the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWS & DB)

The request letter for road excavation issued by the NWS & DB should be forwarded to the nearest Executive Engineer’s Office of RDA
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Obtaining Permission to Erect Buildings & Boundary Walls on Either Sides of a National Road under No Compensation Agreement.

As per the provisions given in the National Thoroughfare Act, No. 40 of 2008, construction of any structure within 15 m, which is the building limit, from the centerline of any National Road (Class A and Class B) is not permitted.
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Obtaining a Recommendation when Registering Over-weight or Over-sized Vehicles

The approved sizes (length, width & height) and weights when registering a vehicle have been gazetted by gazette Circular No.1847/32 on 2014/01/29 of Government of Sri Lanka.
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