Southern 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-kilometre-long (78 mi) 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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