- Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka)
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E01 Southern Expressway or Dakshina Lanka Distributor 
Route information Maintained by the Road Development Authority Length: 126 km (78 mi) History: Scheduled to open on 27th November 2011 Major junctions North end: Kottawa, Colombo South end: Godagama, Matara Location Major cities: Panadura, Kalutara, Matugama, Bentota, Ambalangoda, Galle Highway system The Dakshina Lanka Distributor E01[1] (Dakshina meaning "southern" in sinhalease; also known as the Southern Lanka Express Highway or Southern Lanka Distributor or simply the Southern Expressway) is Sri Lanka's first E Class highway. The 126 km (78 mi) long highway will link the Sri Lankan Capital Colombo with Matara, a major city in the South of the Island. Construction on the highway began in 2006 and it was expected to be completed in August 2011 at the cost of $600 million however public opening is scheduled towards the end of November. When completed it will reduce the time taken to travel from Colombo to Matara to one and a half hours from the current four hours.
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Construction
As of December 2006, the first phase of construction is underway from Matara to Kurundugahahetekma. The second phase of the construction will be from Kurundugahahetekma to Kottawa. There are also plans to further extend the Highway to Weerawila and beyond as far as Batticaloa[2]. This would extend the highway by approximately 100 km (62 mi).
Some 1300 families have been moved because of this project. Of these, 550 families have been provided with new land to build their houses.
Intersections
Location km Exit Name Destinations Notes 0.0 1 Kottawa A-04 – Colombo, Maharagama, Kotte, Dehiwela, Ratnapura, Avissawella Start of expressway; continuation of Outer Circular Highway 5.9 2 Kahatuduwa B 84 – Moratuwa 13.6 3 Gelanigama A-08 – Panadura, Ratnapura, Wadduwa 34.7 4 Dodangoda B-304 – Kalutara, Matugama 46.0 5 Welipanna B-157 – Beruwala, Bentota 66.0 6 Kurundugahahetekma B-14 – Elpitiya, Ambalangoda 7 Nayapamula B-153 – Hikkaduwa 8 Pinnaduwa B-129 – Galle Contains 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) Galle Access road 9 Deegoda A-17 – Deniyaya 10 Kokmaduwa B-465 – Weligama 126 11 Godagama A-24 – Matara End of expressway; proposed to be extended up to Hambantota 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Gallery
References
- ^ http://www.ft.lk/2011/08/23/ahead-southern-expressway-%E2%80%93-route-number-e01/ Ahead: Southern Expressway – Route number E01
- ^ http://www.adb.org/Documents/Resettlement_Plans/SRI/38357/38357-04-sri-rp-draft-03.pdf
- Sri Lanka govt extends Colombo-Matara Highway to Weerawila
- RDA - Southern Expressway
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- Consultancy
Highways in Sri Lanka Class E E 01Class A A 0 • A 1 • A 2 • A 3 • A 4 • A 5 • A 6 • A 7 • A 8 • A 9 • A 10 • A 11 • A 12 • A 13 • A 14 • A 15 • A 16 • A 17 • A 18 • A 19 • A 20 • A 21 • A 22 • A 23 • A 24 • A 25 • A 26 • A 27 • A 28 • A 29 • A 30 • A 31 • A 32 • A 33 • A 34 • A 35
Categories:- Highways in Sri Lanka
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