SRI LANKA'S FIRST HIGHWAY OPENS |
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Sri Lanka's President on Sunday (27th Nov) unveiled the island's first expressway, linking the capital and the southern city of Galle. The four-lane highway links the island's southern port city of Galle with Colombo and has eight entry points at Kahathuduwa, Gelanigama, Dodamgoda, Welipenna, Kurundugaha Hethekma, Baddegama and Pinnaduwa. Sri Lankan government also plans to develop eight new townships along the road where the entry/exit points of the expressway are located. New fuel stations and other infrastructure are now being developed in these towns. The maximum speed on the highway is set at 100 Km per hour enabling the motorists to reach Galle in approx an hour. In the second phase of the development the expressway will be extended to Matara. The segment from Galle to Matara is sceduled to open for public in 2013, Also preliminary plans to extend the Southern expressway up to Hambantota and Kataragama have been finalized. 
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