Tag: Express Highways in Sri Lanka

  • Bus Fare for Kadawatha to Matara by Express Highway

    Kadawatha to Galle – Rs.400/- Kadawatha to Matara – Rs. 500/- Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) formally known as CTB operaing luxury buses from Kadawatha to Matara from today 17th September 2015. Buses will be start from every hours to Matara and Galle from 6.30 in the morning. The bus fare will be Rs 400…

  • Highways Opens for Free on General Election

    Sri Lanka’s three expressways — Southern, Katunayake and the Outer Circular Highway  will be toll free from 6 am to 6 pm tomorrow in view of the general elections, a Highways Ministry official announced.

  • Work on Colombo-Kandy highway to start soon

    Construction work on the Colombo-Kandy highway will begin immediately, Road Development, Higher Education and Investment Promotion Minister Kabir Hashim who was speaking in Parliament informed that government would start construction work on the Colombo-Kandy highway soon. The Minister said the matara-Beliatta-Hantantota stretch of the Southern Highway will also begin soon after negotiations with the contractors…

  • Kandy expressway to go via Pothuhera (Kurunegala)

    Initial plans made for the proposed Kandy Expressway have been changed because hilly areas are an obstruction to the expressway having direct access from Ambepussa to Kandy, According to our amended plans the expressway will start in Kurunegala and move via Pothuhera and Mawathagam to Kandy. The interchange to the expressway would be at Pothuhera,…

  • Colombo Outer Circular – New Express way of Sri Lanka

    Linking all expressways in the country, Phase I of the Outer Circular Highway (OCH) connecting the Southern Expressway to Kaduwela will be declared open on March, 8. The 29.1 Km Highway built in three phases, is to link al expressways I and major roads such as Southern, Northern and Kandy Expressways as well as Colombo-…

  • Outer Circle Express Highway – 1st Phase will open soon

    Outer circle Express highway one of the main express Highway developments is undergoing now will expect to open very soon. It is expected to open the first phase of the Outer Circular Expressway public within the first quarter of this year. 95% of the 11km stretch from Kottawa to Kaduwela has been completed. The Japan…

  • Summary Report of Colombo Katunayake Express highway

    The second express highway built from Colombo- Katunayake is set to reduce travel time to the airport to 20 minutes. The CKE constructed through the Muthurajawela Marshland, travels along the Negombo lagoon and falls on to the Canada Friendship Road leading to the Bandaranaike International Airport. The CKE connects to the Outer Circular Highway at…

  • Colombo – Katunayake Express Highway SLTB (CTB) Bus Fare

    The Srilanka Transport Board (SLTB/CTB) recently introduces the Luxury Bus Services to Colombo International Airport Katunayake with access of Colombo Katunayake Express highway. Anyone could visit to Katunayake now for Rs. 130.00 and reaches other locations as below rates Colombo Bus Stand to Peliyagoda – Rs. 40.00 Colombo Bus Stand to Ja-ela – Rs. 100.00…

  • Colombo Katunayake E03 Express High Opens 27 – Fee Rs. 300.00 Upwards

    The Most expected Colombo Katunayake/ Katunayake Colombo Express Highway is ready for Opening on 27th October 2013. The Ministry of Highways announces the Highway will be open for Public Sideseens for 3 days and Official Open after, and today Ministry of Highway Announces the Fee for using Colombo Katunayake/ Katunayake Colombo Express Highway. For Cars,…

  • Colombo Katunayake Express Highway opens on 27th October 2013- first 3 days for Public Viewing

    Opening: 27th October 2013 Public View: 3days from Opening Entry Points: Kelaniya and Katunayake Exit Point: Ja Ela Distance: 30 Km Expected Time: 15 to 20 Minutes Fee: Not Decided Yet   The Colombo Katunayake Express Highway is scheduled to open for vehicles on October 27, 2013 and its open for Public View for 3…