The Rajagiriya fly-over was opened under the auspices of President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday morning.

The fly-over was constructed to decrease traffic congestion on the Rajagiriya Main Road. The construction was commissioned as a joint partnership between a local company and a Spanish construction company in the year, 2016.

The four-lane Rajagiriya flyover was made at a cost of Rs. 4.7 billion.