The first stage of Sri Lanka's Southern expressway will be opened probably by July this year, the Chairman of the Road Development Authority R.W.R. Premasiri has said.
The first stage of the Southern Expressway toll road is from Pinnaduwa in Galle to Kottawa in Colombo district.
The construction of the second stage from Pinnaduwa to Godagama in Matara has been held due to a funding problem. However, the government sources say that the Exim Bank of China will fund the project.
The 126-kilometer expressway comprises 11 entry points. The first fueling point and the resting place are to be constructed at Dadangoda in Kalutara.The authorities have decided to ban motorcycles, trishaws, tractors and overloaded trucks on the country's first toll road.
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