471 fined for speeding on Expressway

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The Southern Expressway Traffic Division has fined 471 individuals mainly for exceeding the speed limit (100 kilometers per hour). A total of 51 accidents have been reported so far since the first expressway in Sri Lanka was opened on November 27.

The new division of expressway traffic is administered by a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) with powers vested similar to the Western Province Traffic DIG.

Police officers will be recruited after undergoing a special training to control the expressway traffic. Traffic control units are placed in Gelanigama, Kurundugahahatakma and Pinnaduwa.

New traffic regulations are being placed for motorists using the new expressway.
According to the police the existing fines will be increased for traffic violations that take place on super highways and expressways.

The elite Special Task Force (STF) conducts routine patrolling in the Southern Expressway. (Supun Dias)

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