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Construction work on the first phase of the Central Expressway from Colombo to Kandy, was inaugurated today by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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  • Ryan Monday, 03 August 2015 02:15 PM

    without this unp defeat is imminent in the light of kotahena incident

    LogicalCitizen Monday, 03 August 2015 02:54 PM

    And on Chinese funding, at the same rates by the same contractors and by the same local agent...

    Aravinda Monday, 03 August 2015 03:19 PM

    WORLD DONE UNP AND YAHAPALANAYA FOR GIVING THE PRIOTY UNLIKE MR WHO WASTED MONEY ON USELESS HARBOUR ABD AIR PORT... KANDY IS THE SECOND BIGGEST CAPITAL WITHOUT FREEWAY WHILE MR MADE HIGHWAYS FOR LEAST POPULATED AREA IN SRI LANKA...THIS IS GOOD MOVE..hope they finish this project Asap.

    sapumal Monday, 03 August 2015 03:22 PM

    search for E04 expressway and see who started work in 2002(Ranil) and who delayed it(MR)

    sam234 Monday, 03 August 2015 03:23 PM

    Discrimination for Central Province seems to be ended. Good hope and wishing all the very best.

    Sikuru Monday, 03 August 2015 03:23 PM

    The idea was originally proposed by the UNP government. In 2002, a Malaysian company has had discussions with the then United National Party (UNP) government over the Kandy-Colombo Expressway.However the project was not able to commence due to the elections and the fall of the UNP government -(Wikipedia)

    Harry Monday, 03 August 2015 04:33 PM

    bull shit!

    Pri Monday, 03 August 2015 06:20 PM

    You are right only thing is the number of lanes are less! What happened to the other 2 lanes?

    Pri Monday, 03 August 2015 06:23 PM

    Are you crazy? The area that the southern freeway serves is vastly more populous than Kandy. And all the Yahaplana clowns who criticized the Southern free, how many times do they use it a month?

    Jonston Monday, 03 August 2015 06:31 PM

    BS Harry, its on Wiki !

    Bala Tuesday, 04 August 2015 06:49 AM

    MR apologists and sycophants refuse to see the truth. They are intoxicated with MR lies and deceit.

    prabhath Tuesday, 04 August 2015 03:05 PM

    The Central Expressway, also known as the Colombo–Kandy Expressway is a proposed road project that will link the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, with Kandy. It will essentially duplicate the route of the A1 Road (Colombo-Kandy Road).The idea was originally proposed by the UNP government. In 2002, a Malaysian company has had discussions with the then United National Party (UNP) government over the Kandy-Colombo Expressway.However the project was not able to commence due to the elections and the fall of the UNP government.[1][2]In November 2013 the Project Minister for Highways announced that construction work on the Northern Expressway would commence in January 2015.[3] The first phase of the works will link the E03 expressway at Kadawatha through to Kurunegala via Ederamulla and Meerigama.[3] The next stage will see the road extended to Katugastota in Kandy. The Minister advised that the expressway would be built in three stages with financial assistance from China.[3][4]

    sajin v. Tuesday, 04 August 2015 03:18 PM

    nice timing via DM Android App

    Arul Saturday, 19 December 2015 09:17 AM

    Is the kandy colombo highway project still on. I cannot aee any implementations


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