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The project is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). [3] The expressway is named "Arthur C. Clarke Expressway" in honor of Arthur C. Clarke , a famous science fiction writer and futurist who lived in Sri Lanka from 1956 to his death in 2008.
The New Kelani River Bridge is a bridge across the Kelani River in the Sri Lankan capital city Colombo. It was constructed in 2021, and is the country's first extradosed bridge . [ 4 ]
Sri Lanka currently has over 271 kilometres (168 mi) of designated expressways serving the southern and central parts of the country. The first stage of the E01 Expressway (Southern Expressway), which opened in 2011 was Sri Lanka's first expressway spanning a distance of 95.3 kilometres (59.2 mi). The second stage of the Southern Expressway ...
The Central Expressway (E04), is an under construction road project that will link the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, with Kurunegala & Kandy. It will provide a fast alternative to the existing A1 Colombo - Kandy & A6 Ambepussa - Trincomalee Highways.
The 222-kilometre-long (138 mi) highway links the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Galle, Matara and Hambantota, 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.
Road Development Authority; Agency overview; Formed: 1971 (as Territorial Civil Engineering Organisation) 1983 (as Road Development Authority) Jurisdiction: Government of Sri Lanka: Headquarters "Sethsiripaya", Battaramulla, Sri Lanka: Annual budget ~US$ 2 Billion: Parent department: Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping: Child agency
It is designed to create a megapolis in Sri Lanka's Western Province by 2030. [1] The plan was created by Surbana in cooperation with local experts. It hopes to create a Megacity that can match other economic hubs, such as Dubai, Singapore, Seoul and Tokyo, and solve the issues of traffic congestion, garbage, slums, and environmental pollution.
The Colombo Monorail was a proposed monorail system to be built in Colombo, Sri Lanka.The project was estimated to cost US$ 1.3 billion. [1] However a Japanese JICA transportation master plan for Colombo did not recommend a Monorail as a priority and recommended a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Railway electrification and an overhead light rail system instead.