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Monday November 9th, 2026
Construction and Real Estate

Sri Lanka awards Rs1.07bn Kandy-Jaffna road widening contract to Tudawe Brothers

Contract value of Rs. 1.070 billion, inclusive of contingency provisions and exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT)

October 14, 2026 1 min read

Five companies win Rs4bn Sri Lanka road improvement bids

Asset Engineering, Nagma Engineering, K D A Weerasinghe, Senerath Engineering, Komuthi Engineering

October 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka hires Master Hellie’s for Rs91.2mn Colombo traffic feasibility study

Comprising 52.44 million rupees (excluding VAT) and a foreign component of 122,859 dollars,

October 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka condominium sales drop 6.7-pct in 2026 2Q: CB

Transactions in the under 25 million rupees range fell, while most transactions were seen in the 25-50 million rupees pr

October 6, 2026 2 min read
Sri Lanka to lease 15 plantation properties to investors

Owned by Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation, Janatha Estates Development Board and Elkaduwa Plantations Company

Sri Lanka to recover Rs9.7bn Port City Treasury spend with first land lease

The commission has already identified four government plots and is preparing to market one of them to investors,

Sri Lanka construction activity expands in July 2026: PMI

“Survey participants continued to report supply shortages and elevated material prices.”

September 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka approves Rs25.6bn deal with Maga Engineering for Sethsiripaya III

Construction began in 2021 and advanced until three floors were completed before economic disruptions forced a halt.

August 20, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka residential land prices rise 6.7-pct in Colombo in H1 2026

The overall land value index went up 5.9 percent.

August 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet approves transfer of state machinery to local bodies

"These assets are not currently being utilized by the State Engineering Corporation,

August 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to designate three firms for Port City strategic status

Marina Hotel Holdings (Private) Limited, Prime Melva Port City (Private) Limited, and Homelands Port City (Private) Limi

August 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka construction activity expands in June 2026: PMI

“Many survey respondents reported that shortages of key raw materials, particularly bitumen, continued to restrain

August 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to award Rs15bn contract for Ruwanpura Expressway Phase 1

July 28, 2026 2 min read

Russia’s NOSTROY explores Sri Lanka ventures

Russian construction sector delegation visits Sri Lanka to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation

July 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Excello launches solar‑powered residential project

Rising eight storeys high, Aathavan by Excello comprises 44 units engineered in a range of versatile configurations

July 18, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka plans 4 development projects in Kandy to ease traffic congestion 

July 17, 2026 1 min read
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Clothespin’s US$540 mn Colombo Port City project expires unsigned

July 8, 2026 2 min read

Dialog to power Prime Lands’ new apartment complex in Sri Lanka suburb

Dialog Enterprise powers connectivity at The Colombo Border by Prime Residencies

July 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka condominium sales drop 15.2-pct in 2026 1Q: CB

The Asking Price Indices for the Colombo District showed a year-on-year increase in prices of lands, houses, and condos

July 2, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka to call bids from contractors for Central Expressway’s Kurunegala-Dambulla stretch

The approved section covers the distance from kilometer 78+000 to kilometer 116+500.

July 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka construction activity expands in May 2026: PMI

Persistently elevated prices of key construction materials remained a major concern

July 1, 2026 1 min read

Colombo to host South Asian infrastructure Expo in July

INFRACON 2026 to Unite South Asia’s Infrastructure and Construction Industry in Colombo

June 27, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka approves railway electrification project for high-density corridors

The initiative also includes upgrading station infrastructure

June 24, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka looks for international investors for 108 acres near southern port

Land in Hambantota for an industrial and container related project on a 50-year lease basis

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka approves Rs1.4bn for 10-city development plan

Including the president's hometown of Thambuttegama

June 2, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka awards $6.04mn tender for Mullikulam Lot A to India's RS Infraprojects

Around 499.66 million rupees, (excluding VAT)

June 2, 2026 1 min read