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A huge and colourful  billboard with flags of 54 Commonwealth countries welcoming the leaders and delegates for the summit was put up this week at the Kelanitissa Junction in Colombo while workers are seen renovating the road that connects to the new airport highway. Pic by Mangala Weerasekera

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