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Roads in Sri Lanka. Expressways. A-Grade. B-Grade. Sri Lanka currently has over 271 kilometres (168 mi) of designated expressways serving the southern and central parts of the country. The first stage of the E01 Expressway (Southern Expressway), which opened in 2011 was Sri Lanka's first expressway spanning a distance of 95.3 kilometres (59.2 mi).
Chilaw Road, Negombo 1.26 B079 Chilaw - Wariyapola 50.64 B080 Chundikuli - Colombouthurai 2.56 B081 Chunnakam Power Station Road 0.16 B082 Circular Road Kurunegala 9.84 B083 Circular Road, Tangalle 1.45 B084 Colombo - Horana 28.01 B085 Cross Road - Medawachchiya 0.48 B086 Dambagahapitiya - Pinnagolla - Arawa - Meegahakiula 13.32 B087
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 A9 highway north-bound begins at Kandy, in the central hills. The highway begins at the heart of the city, next to the Kandy Lake. Within Kandy, it meets the A1, A10, and A26 highways. It moves north through the hills to Matale. It passes Dombawela and Naula, before reaching Dambulla. At Dambulla, the A9 crosses the A6 highway.
Transport in Sri Lanka is based on its road network, which is centred on the country's commercial capital Colombo. A rail network handles a portion of Sri Lanka 's transport needs. There are navigable waterways, harbours and three international airports: in Katunayake , 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Colombo, in Hambantota, and in Jaffna.
The Ruwanpura Expressway, also known as the Ratnapura Expressway will be Sri Lanka 's sixth E Class highway. The 71.8-kilometre-long (44.6 mi) highway will link the Kahathuduwa exit on the Southern Expressway with Pelmadulla, a major city in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, via Ratnapura, the provincial capital of Sabargamuwa Province.
The Colombo – Katunayake Expressway E03 is Sri Lanka 's second E Class highway. [ 1] The 25.8-kilometre-long (16.0 mi) highway links the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake [ 2] and Negombo. Construction on the highway began in October 2009, and it was opened on 27 October 2013, by former president ...
Central Expressway. The Central Expressway (E04), is an under construction road project that will link the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, with Kurunegala & Kandy. It will provide a fast alternative to the existing A1 Colombo - Kandy & A6 Ambepussa - Trincomalee Highways. The Expressway starts at the Kadawatha Interchange on the E02 Outer Circular ...