Matara-Hambantota extension of Southern Expressway declared open

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The Godagama-Barawakumbuka segment of the Southern Expressway (E01) was declared open for public by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, today.

With the opening of the new stretch, the total length of the Southern Expressway will be 222 kilometers.

There are six interchanges between Matara to Hambantota- (Aparekka, Beliatta, Kasagala, Angunakolapelessa, Barawakumbuka and Sooriyawewa)

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Sokrates Monday, 24 February 2020 10:09 AM

Sri Lanka needs more important things than expressways that hardly anyone uses and that only result in losses. But Adolf Hitler also built Expressways (Autobahnen), which were not for the benefit of the people, but rather to get his troops relocated quickly.

Dil Perera Monday, 24 February 2020 08:56 PM

Your comment is utter foolish. Do not insult the "fake name" that you use.

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