COLOMBO - KATUNAYAKE EXPRESSWAY
Colombo–Katunayake Expressway is Sri Lanka's second E Class highway. The 25.8-kilometre-long (16.0 mi) highway will link the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake.
Construction on the highway began in October 2009, and completion is
expected in mid-2013. The highway is planned to have three lanes each
way from Colombo to Peliyagoda and two lanes each way, from Peliyagoda
to Katunayake with the width ranging from 26 to 33.5 metres (85 to 109.9
ft).
The total estimated cost of the project is US $292 million. Exim Bank of China is funding US$ 248.2 million of the total cost. The government has spent US$ 45 million on the project.
Speed limit will be 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) for the first
eight kilometres (5.0 mi) and 110 km/h (68 mph) for the rest of the
road.
The Expressway will have 42 bridges and 88 culverts including a 480
metre long viaduct at Hunupitiya and a 800 metre viaduct at Katunayake.
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