E01 Expressway (Sri Lanka)
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| Colombo–Matara Expressway | |
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| Maintained by the Road Development Authority | |
| Length: | 133 km (83 mi) |
| Existed: | 27 November 2011 – present |
| History: | Kottawa-Galle section Opened on 27 November 2011 Galle-Matara section Opened on 15 March 2014 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end: | Kottawa A4 - Start of E02 Colombo Outer Circular Expressway |
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Interchange 2 → B84 in Kahathuduwa - Start of E06 Ruwanpura Expressway |
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| South end: | Godagama A24 |
| Location | |
| Towns: | Panadura, Kalutara, Matugama, Bentota, Elpitiya, Ambalangoda, Galle, Matara |
| Highway system | |
| Expressways of Sri Lanka | |
Interchange 2 → B84 in Kahathuduwa - Start of E06 Ruwanpura Expressway
Interchange 3 → A8 in Gelanigama
Interchange 4 → B304 in Dodangoda
Interchange 5 → B157 in Welipanna
Interchange 6 → B14 in Elpitiya
Interchange 7 → B153 in Baddegama
Interchange 8 → B594 in Pinnaduwa
Interchange 9 → A17 in Imaduwa
The Southern Expressway, also known as the Southern Lanka Distributor (Sinhala: දක්ෂිණ ලංකා අධිවේගි මාර්ගය Daksina Lanka Adhivegi Margaya), Tamil: தென்னிலங்கை அதிவேக நெடுஞ்சாலை) is Sri Lanka's first E Class highway. The 126 km (78 mi) long highway links the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Galle and Matara, major cities in the south of the island.
The Southern Expressway Project- SEP- was introduced by the Road Development Authority and the Ministry of Highways as far back as late 1980s. the University of Moratuwa undertook the Environment Impact Assessment — EIA study in 1996 and the report was submitted in early 1997 and in 2002 began under the "regaining Sri Lanka" programme
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