The Southern Expressway (Sinhala: දක්ෂිණ ලංකා අධිවේගි මාර්ගය, romanized: Dakśina Laṃkā adhivēgi mārgaya; Tamil: தென்னிலங்கை அதிவேக நெடுஞ்சாலை) is Sri Lanka's first expressway. The 222-kilometre-long (138 mi) highway links the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Galle, Matara and Hambantota, major cities in the south of the island.
The Southern Expressway Project (SEP) was introduced by the Road Development Authority and the Ministry of Highways as far back as late 1980s. The University of Moratuwa undertook an Environment Impact Assessment study in 1996, which was submitted to the government in early 1997.[1][2][3]
Construction of the highway began in 2003 and completion up to Galle was achieved by November 2011. March 2014 saw the section from Galle to Matara being declared open to the public. The construction of the expressway was partly funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, who were responsible for the 65 km (40 mi) section between Kurundugahahetekma and Kokmaduwa, and the Asian Development Bank, responsible for the 161 km (100 mi) section between Kurundugahahetekma and Pinnaduwa. The expressway reduces the time taken to travel from Colombo to Galle (116 km (72 mi)) to one hour from three hours, and Colombo to Matara (29.3 km (18.2 mi)) to one and a half hours from four hours taken by the regular A2 highway.
The extension of the expressway to Hambantota was inaugurated on 4 July 2015. The extension will be four lanes (with allowance of further two lanes in future), the cost of US$180M being funded by the Exim Bank of China.[4]
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This intersection will be the beginning point of E06 Ruwanpura Expressway, which will connect Rathnapura to the national expressway network. It was scheduled to be opened in 2019.
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The Southern Expressway Sinhala දක ෂ ණ ල ක අධ ව ග ම ර ගය romanized Daksina Laṃka adhivegi margaya Tamil த ன ன லங க அத வ க ந ட ஞ ச ல is Sri Lanka s first expressway The 222 kilometre long 138 mi highway links the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Galle Matara and Hambantota major cities in the south of the island Southern ExpresswayColombo Matara ExpresswayRoute informationMaintained by the Road Development AuthorityLength222 km 138 mi Existed27 November 2011 2011 11 27 presentHistoryKottawa Galle section opened on 27 November 2011 Galle Matara section opened on 15 March 2014 Matara Hambantota Section opened on 23 February 2020 Major junctionsNorth endKottawa A4 Start of E02 Colombo Outer Circular ExpresswayMajor intersectionsInterchange 2 B84 in Kahathuduwa Start of E06 Ruwanpura Expressway Interchange 3 A8 in Gelanigama Interchange 4 B304 in Dodangoda Interchange 5 B157 in Welipanna Interchange 6 B14 in Kurundugahahetekma Interchange 7 B153 in Baddegama Interchange 8 B594 in Pinnaduwa Interchange 9 A17 in Imaduwa Interchange 10 B465 in Kokmaduwa Interchange 11 B275 in Kapuduwa Interchange 12 B284 in Aparekka Interchange 13 B54 in Beliatta Interchange 14 B410 in Bedigama Interchange 15 B387 in Kasagala Interchange 16 B465 in Agunukolapelessa Interchange 17 A18 in Barawakumbuka Interchange 18 B562 in Sooriyawewa Interchange 19 E06 in Andarawewa Interchange 20 B631 in MattalaSouth endMattala B631LocationCountrySri LankaProvincesWestern Province Sri Lanka Southern Province Sri LankaTownsPanadura Kalutara Matugama Bentota Elpitiya Ambalangoda Galle Matara Aparekka Beliatta Agunukolapelessa Mattala HambantotaHighway systemRoads in Sri Lanka Expressways A Grade B Grade The Southern Expressway Project SEP was introduced by the Road Development Authority and the Ministry of Highways as far back as late 1980s The University of Moratuwa undertook an Environment Impact Assessment study in 1996 which was submitted to the government in early 1997 1 2 3 Construction of the highway began in 2003 and completion up to Galle was achieved by November 2011 March 2014 saw the section from Galle to Matara being declared open to the public The construction of the expressway was partly funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation who were responsible for the 65 km 40 mi section between Kurundugahahetekma and Kokmaduwa and the Asian Development Bank responsible for the 161 km 100 mi section between Kurundugahahetekma and Pinnaduwa The expressway reduces the time taken to travel from Colombo to Galle 116 km 72 mi to one hour from three hours and Colombo to Matara 29 3 km 18 2 mi to one and a half hours from four hours taken by the regular A2 highway The extension of the expressway to Hambantota was inaugurated on 4 July 2015 The extension will be four lanes with allowance of further two lanes in future the cost of US 180M being funded by the Exim Bank of China 4 On 10 August 2015 a Highway Traffic Management system was inaugurated and currently covers the length of the expressway including the Outer Circular Expressway On 23 February 2020 The final stage of the expressway which links to Hambanthota was opened to the public 5 6 Contents 1 Intersections 2 Earnings and traffic volumes 3 Toll structure 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksIntersections editThis article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table Please consult this guideline for information on how to create one Please improve this article if you can November 2021 Mileage Interchange Name Destinations Notes 0 0 1 Kottawa A4 Kottawa 1 8 km Maharagama 6 3 km Nugegoda 11 3 km Colombo 20 6 km Ratnapura 79 1 km Avissawella 37 km Homagama 2 2 km The start of the expressway a continuation of the E02 Colombo Outer Circular Expressway 5 9 2 Kahathuduwa B084 Kesbewa 5 8 km Piliyandala 8 1 km Colombo 25 7 km Horana 12 3 km Ingiriya 25 9 km Ratnapura 63 5 km This intersection will be the beginning point of E06 Ruwanpura Expressway which will connect Rathnapura to the national expressway network It was scheduled to be opened in 2019 13 7 3 Gelanigama A8 Bandaragama 1 8 km Panadura 11 6 km Horana 6 9 km Ingiriya 20 4 km Ratnapura 58 1 km 34 8 4 Dodangoda B304 Nagoda 11 5 km Kalutara 17 0 km Matugama 5 5 km Kalawana 36 3 km 46 0 5 Welipanna B157 Aluthgama 10 3 km Matugama 11 5 km Agalawatte 17 5 km 67 6 6 Kurundugahahetekma B014 Elpitiya 3 8 km Karandeniya 6 0 km Batapola 7 0 km Ambalangoda 13 2 km Balapitiya 13 5 km 79 8 7 Baddegama B153 Baddegama 1 5 km Hikkaduwa 12 8 km Nil Hena 2 4 km Udugama 20 8 km 95 3 8 Pinnaduwa B594 Galle 8 4 km Earnings and traffic volumes editYear since opening Annual earnings billion Rs Average daily earnings USD Annual traffic volume million Average daily traffic volume ROI on capital billion Rs Earning per KM USD 2012 0 975 21 000 3 3 7 9000 125 25 80 500 2013 2014 Toll structure editToll collection is currently done manually in cash by toll collectors An electronic toll collection system has been proposed 8 See also edit nbsp Roads portal nbsp Sri Lanka portalReferences edit opinio06 Island lk Retrieved 22 July 2016 Plus Sundaytimes lk Retrieved 22 July 2016 REGAINING SRI LANKA PDF Erd gov lk Archived from the original PDF on 23 November 2015 Retrieved 22 July 2016 Construction of Matara Hambantota Expressway launched Colombo Gazette 22 August 2015 Final stage of Southern Expressway linking Hambantota Mattala Colombo vested with the public Pmdnews lk 23 February 2020 Archived from the original on 27 February 2020 Retrieved 28 February 2020 Sri Lanka President opens Southern Expressway extension linking Colombo to Hambantota Mattala for public Colombopage com Retrieved 28 February 2020 Southern Expressway Earns Rs 975 Million The Daily Mirror Colombo Sri Lanka HighBeam Research 29 March 2015 Archived from the original on 29 March 2015 Retrieved 8 November 2021 EOM amp M Division Exway rda gov lk Retrieved 8 November 2021 External links editExpressway Operation Maintenance And Management Division Road Development Authority Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title E01 expressway Sri Lanka amp oldid 1208835824, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
