A fleet of buses imported for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and left idle for several years is now being refurbished for re-entry into service, Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Prasanna Gunasena said.
In a social media post, the Deputy Minister noted that 15 buses have already been fully repaired and deployed, while work is ongoing to restore the remaining vehicles.
Of the 38 buses yet to be returned to service, 18 are expected to be operational within the next one and a half months, with the rest scheduled for deployment before the end of the year.
He added that the government has procured 30 new engines and 30 gearboxes to support the refurbishment programme.
Gunasena also visited the site to review the progress of the work and assess the requirements of staff involved in the project.