Abstract:
The major function of the construction industry is to build infrastructure. The new Coronavirus 2019 is a highly infectious respiratory illness that has subsequently spread to a global pandemic. The study’s goal was to figure out how the COVID-19 epidemic will affect construction project delivery in the Sri Lanka. The research drew 16 project managers from the construction sector as participants. The outcomes of the study indicated that the COVID-19 epidemic has a substantial impact on the projects implementation in the construction industry. According to the study’s results, the pandemic resulted in a shortage of access to raw materials and manpower, causing project completion to be delayed. The construction sector has been a victim of COVID-19 to the point that it has halted projects and severely reduced the market of its beneficiaries, according to the research. Construction projects cannot allow distance working that make
barrier on-time delivery and putting the construction industry at danger.
