VIDEO: Sri Lanka’s second expressway opened…

October 27, 2013  

President Mahinda Rajapaksa purchases a ticket at a toll booth after declaring open the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway today (27). The 25.6 Km expressway, the country’s second, will reduce the travel time between Kelani Bridge and Katunayake to 20 minutes. The expressway is composed of 100 box culverts and about 40 bridges along with four inter changers at New Kelani Bridge, Peliyagoda, Ja-Ela and Katunayaka. (Pic by Sudath Silva)



VIDEO: Sri Lanka’s second expressway opened…
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