Colombo Kandy Expressway Changed to Include Kurunegala - RDA Sri Lanka

07th January 2012, www.lankabusinessonline.com

An expressway from Sri Lanka's capital Colombo to the central hill city of Kandy has been changed to touch Kurunegala, another key city, Road Development Authority Chairman R W Pemasiri said.

The trace of the 98 kilometre planned expressway was earlier going over Ambepussa. The new road may be slightly longer as a result of the change, Pemasiri said.

Ten companies from China, Korea, India and Malaysia have given proposals with financing to build the track.

"We are studying these proposals," he said. "We are hoping to start building the expressway this year."

The RDA opened an expressway to Galle in the South last year, which is operating as a toll road slashing travel time by about a third.

At the moment, the road from Colombo to Kandy is considered a key bottleneck, slowing traffic to Kandy, north central Sri Lanka and the east.

A World Bank study has found that congestion in Colombo, and on the Colombo-Kandy road was a key reason for high transport costs in the island, as road elsewhere in the island improved.

E01 Southern Expressway Bus Schedule and Fares

03rd January 2012, infotravelsrilanka.blogspot.com

Both CTB and private buses have been given the approval to ply on the new Express Southern Highway. Although real highway terminus is at Kottawa and Pinnaduwa, the buses are scheduled to commence from Maharagama and complete the Journey at Galle instead of Pinnaduwa, the end of the highway.
The bus fairs and prescribed stoppage points have been named.

Bus fares and Stoppage Points:

From Maharagama to Kottawa the fare would be Rs 100/-, to Kahatuduwa would be Rs 120/-, to Galanigama the fair would be Rs 150/-, to Welipenna the fare would be Rs 300/-, to Kurundugaha the fair would be Rs 330/-, to Nayapamula (Baddegama) it would be Rs 370/- and to Galle the fare is Rs 400/-.


From Kottawa to Kahatuduwa the fare is Rs 100/-. Rs 130/- to Galanigama, Rs 180/- to Dodangoda, Rs 220/- to Welipenna, Rs 280/- to Nayapayamula, Rs 340/- to Pinnaduwa and Rs 340/- up to Galle.

From Kahatuduwa to Galanigama the fare is Rs 100/-. Rs 130/ to Dodangoda, to Welipenna it is Rs 180/-, from Kurundugaha to Hekampatha Rs 220/-, to Nayapamula the fair is Rs 280/-, to Pinnaduwa it is Rs 310 and to Galle Rs 360/-.

From Galanigama to Dodangoda it is Rs 100/-. Rs 130/- to Welipenna, to Pinnaduwa it is Rs 280/- and to Galle it is Rs 310/-.

From Welipenna to Kurundugaha Rs 100/-, to Nayapamulata Rs 130/-, Pinnaduwa Rs 180/-, Galle Rs 220/-.

From Pinnaduwa to Galle Rs 100/-.

Bus Time Table and Schedules:

The CTB and Luxury buses scheduled to run on the high way today would stop anywhere along the new Southern highway.

It is reported that the first bus leaves Maharagama at 6.00 a.m and will reach Galle at 7.30 a.m.

The first bus will leave Galle at 6.00 a.m and will reach Maharagama at 7.30 a.m.

The next bus will leave Maharagama and will reach Galle at 8 a.m. and will reach Galle at 9.30 a.m.

The second bus will leave Galle at 8.30 a.m and is due at Maharagama at 9.30 a.m.

The next bus which leaves Maharagama at 11.30 a.m. will reach Galle at 2.00 p.m.

The bus that leaves Galle at 12.30 p.m from Galle will reach Maharagama at 1.30 p.m.

The next bus leaves Maharagama at 2.30 p.m. and will be in Galle at 4 p.m.

The last bus to leave Maharagama will be at 4.45 p.m. and will reach Galle at 6.15 p.m.

From Galle, the last bus will leave at 4.45 p.m. and will reach Maharagama at 6.15 p.m.


Bus & Train Time Tables (Schedules) from State Information Centre: Dial 1919

State Information Centre requests  passengers  to dial 1919 to receive information  on  Southern Expressway bus services.

Accordingly the time tables of Ceylon Transport Board (CTB)  buses and Ceylon Government railways information could be received via  1919.