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Tag: Southern Expressway

Construction work on Extension of Southern Expressway exceeding target – RDA
LOCAL

Construction work on Extension of Southern Expressway exceeding target – RDA

Construction work on the first phase of the Extension of Southern Expressway (ESEP) from Matara to Hambantota including Expressway link…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/07/2018
Two Australians killed in accident on Southern Expressway
LOCAL

Two Australians killed in accident on Southern Expressway

Two Australians were killed and another two sustained injuries in an accident on the Southern Expressway, the Police said. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2018
Heroin stock found in vehicle abandoned on expressway
LOCAL

Heroin stock found in vehicle abandoned on expressway

Police have found a parcel containing heroin in a car that had been abandoned on the Southern Expressway. The police…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018
Tender procedure paves way for more buses on Southern Expressway
LOCAL

Tender procedure paves way for more buses on Southern Expressway

Twenty-one buses have been selected for the Southern Expressway according to the tender procedure. The Chairman of the National Transport…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/01/2018
Southern Expressway accident brings Colombo traffic to a standstill
LOCAL

Southern Expressway accident brings Colombo traffic to a standstill

An accident along the Southern Expressway between Imaduwa and Kokmaduwa, has disrupted the flow of traffic towards Colombo. Motorists have…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/12/2017

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