E01 earns Rs.16mn in 24 hrs

25 December 2015 04:59 am

The Southern Expressway earned a record breaking income of Rs. 16 million during the last 24 hours, Highways and Higher Education Ministry said.

It said the usual income of the E01 within 24 hours was only Rs.11 million.

“More than 50,000 vehicles used the Expressway because of school vacation and the long weekend yesterday. A long queue was also seen at the Godagama Entrance yesterday,” it said.   (Diana Udayangani, Reka Tharangani)