Public Outdoor Recreation Space Proposals


Environmental Criteria

Public Outdoor Recreation Space Proposals

It is proposed that (a) river and canal reservations as should be designated linear parks, (b) the beach strip should be improved as a linear park in order to fully realise its potential as a recreational area, and (c) some new spaces should be opened up in areas where such facilities are currently not available. The opening up of new facilities must be considered as part of the urban renewal/development and should be confirmed to the localised facilities hierarchy and nesting concepts, based on walking distance criterion as far as possible.

Furthermore, the Kolonnawa North and Heen Marsh, Colombo Flood Detention Areas immediately adjoining the eastern boundary of the CMC area could serve as a “Nature Parks” while the Beira Lake could be used for water-based recreation and a large part of its verge could be opened for linear parks and a few nodal parks.

Table 10
Proposed Building lines of Roads in Colombo - 2010

No	Name of the road	Present Status (Both Direction)	Proposed Width ( ft)	Proposed Improvement	Pro-Building Line ( from Center ft)
	1^st Category – 100’Width
1.	Kollupitiya- Balummahara ( State Drive )	4 Lane	160	8 Lane	80
2.	Parliament Drive	4 Lane	160	4 Lane	80
3.	Proposed North – South Highway	8 Lane	160	8 Lane	80

	2^nd Catergory- 130’Width
1	Kollupitiya – Moratuwa ( Marine Drive + Railway strip )	Kol-Well 4 Lane	130	8 Lane	70

	3^rd Category –100’Width
1	Colombo- Galle	4 Lane	100	6 Lane	50
2	Colombo- Horana	4 Lane	100	6 Lane	50
3	Colombo- Ratnapura	4 Lane	100	6 Lane	50
4	Colombo- Kandy	4 Lane	100	6 Lane	50
5	Colombo- Negombo	4 Lane	100	6 Lane	50
6	Baseline Road	6 Lane (Part)	100	6 Lane	50
7	Fort- Maradana	4 Lane	100	6 Lane	50
8	Fort- Boralla	4 Lane	100	6 Lane	50
9	Dharmapala Mawatha	4 Lane	100	6 Lane	50
10	Dehiwela –Hokandara	2 Lane	100	4 Lane	50
11	Dehiwela –Maharagama	2 Lane	100	4 Lane	50
12	Rajagiriya –Ratmalana	2 Lane	100	4 Lane	50
13	Pannipitiya –Battaramulla	2 Lane	100	4 Lane	50
14	Malabe –Athurugiriya	2 Lane	100	4 Lane	50
15	Koswatta –Kelanimulla	2 Lane	100	4 Lane	50
16	Kirimandala Mawatha	2 Lane	100	4 Lane	50
17	Colombo –Negombo	4 Lane	100	6 Lane	50

	4^th Category – 80’ Width
1	Duplication Road ( Slave Island-Bambalapitiya) Bambalapitiyua –Ratmalana	4 Lane Proposed	80 80	4 Lane 4 Lane	40 40
2	Thibirigasyaya –Narahenpita	2 Lane	80	4 Lane	40
3	Thibirigasyaya –Nawela	2 Lane	80	4 Lane	40
4	Maharagama –Nugegoda	2 Lane	80	4 Lane	40
5	Jubili post –Ethul Kotte	2 Lane	80	4 Lane	40
6	Gas Paha –Mattakkuliya	2 Lane	80	4 Lane	40

Source : UDA

Note : The building lines sanctioned street lines, provisional street lines & proposed street lines stipulated by the Colombo Municipal Council & the Road Development Authority should be adhered, in addition to the above building lines.

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