New Colombo -Katunayake Express High Way Is To be Opned Tomorrow

The 25.8 Kilo Meters Long newly built Colombo-Katunayake Express Highway is scheduled to be opened tomorrow(27) morning  by President Mahinda Rajapaksha.The Sri  Lanka's second e class Highway will link Colombo City with Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port.

The speed limit of Colombo-Katunayake Highway is 80 Kilo Meters per hour(50 Miles Per Hour) for the first eight kilo meters and110 kilo meters per hour(68 Kilo Meters per hour) for the rest of the road.the new express highway is having 42 bridges and 88 culverts.through using express highway it is expected to reduce the one or two hour travel to 20 minutes.

The First e class Expressway the Southern Express Highway has inaugurated recently and the third express highway ,northern express highway is under construction. meanwhile Sri Lanka Transport Board has planned to deploy 12 luxury buses on the  Colombo-Katunayake Express Highway.meanwhile the Ministry Of Highways has announced the toll prices for vehicles using Colombo -Katunayake express highway.under this Rs.300 will be charged from Cars,Jeeps and small vans using the express highway from palyiagoda to Katunayke  while Rs.600 will be charged from lorries and Buses.