One dead, 7 injured after van topples on Expressway

One woman was killed while another 7 persons were injured when a van toppled on the Southern Expressway near the 73 km post in the Elpitiya police area, police spokesman said. MORE..

December 8, 2015  09:43 am|

OCH from Kaduwela to Kadawatha opens on Sept 17

The second stage of the Outer Circular Highway (OCH) from Kaduwela to Kadawatha will be opened for the public from 9.00pm on Thursday (September 17). MORE..

September 16, 2015  10:52 am|

Colombo Kandy Expressway construction begins today

The first phase of the construction of the Colombo Kandy Expressway will commence today (3) under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe. MORE...

August 3, 2015  11:31 am|

E03 expressway development stuck in a rut,says MR

The former President on Monday (20) charged that the new government has done nothing to further construct the Katunayake expressway though it obtained loans for the development of the project. MORE...

July 20, 2015  02:43 pm|

President assures to safeguard January 8 victory

President Maithripala Sirisena says that no one will be allowed to turn around the trust the people placed on the transformation which took place in the country on January 08. MORE..

July 4, 2015  04:52 pm|

Construction of Matara-H’tota segment of expressway inaugurated

The construction work on the extension of the Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota, which is funded by China, was inaugurated by President Maithripala Sirisena and the Chinese Ambassador this morning. MORE..

July 4, 2015  02:53 pm|

Expressway closed from Kaduwela to Kottawa

The Southern Expressway will be closed from Kottawa to Kaduwela from midnight today until midnight next Tuesday (June 16) due to construction work on the Colombo Outer Circular Highway (OCH), the Ministry of High ways said. MORE..

June 10, 2015  03:21 pm|

Private bus strike in several Southern cities

A group of private bus operators have launched a strike in protest of authorities allegedly allowing buses to operate on the Southern Expressway without valid permits. MORE..

May 21, 2015  01:40 pm|

China denies Rajitha’s claims

China today denied that a sum of Rs 30 billion has been reduced from the construction cost of the Colombo Outer Circular Expressway, as claimed by the spokesman of the Sri Lankan government. MORE..

April 3, 2015  05:36 pm|

One dead, 4 injured after collision on Expressway

An elderly woman was killed while another four persons were wounded following a collision involving an SUV and a van in the area between Gelanigama-Kahatuduwa on the Southern Expressway. MORE..

February 21, 2015  01:33 pm|