Southern Expressway [E1]

The 126 km (78 mi) long highway will link the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Matara, a major city in the south of the island.

The Dakshina Lanka Distributor E01 also known as the Southern Lanka Express Highway or Southern Lanka Distributor or simply the Southern Expressway (in Sinhala : දක්ෂිණ ලංකා අධීවේගි මාර්ගය in Tamil : தெற்கு அதிவேக நெடுஞ்சாலை) is Sri Lanka's first E Class highway. Construction on the highway began in 2006 and it was expected to be completed in August 2011 at the cost of $600 million, however the pu  ...