Expressway Operation Maintenance & Management Division

As the premier National Organization of the road sector, Road Development Authority is required to provide an adequate and efficient National Highways Network, to ensure mobility and accessibility at an acceptable level of safety and comport, in an environment friendly manner for the movement of people and goods for the socio-economic development of the nation. To fulfill this task they planned to develop an expressway network covering the whole country. As the initial step constructions of the Southern Expressway begins in 2003.

Southern Expressway is the first access control expressway in Sri Lanka which connects Kottawa and Matara. This project was named as Southern Transport Development Project (STDP). This was partially completed in 2011 from Kottawa interchange to Pinnaduwa interchange which connects with the Galle Port access road. As the second access control expressway the Colombo Katunayake Expressway (E-03) was opened to the public on 27th October 2013. As Pinnaduwa to Godagama section of the Southern Expressway was completed, it was opened for public on 15th March 2014. simultaneously, the Kottawa to Kothalawala section of Outer Circular Highway (E-02) also opened for public on the same day. Since the Outer Circular Highway is not completed yet, Kottawa to Kothalawala section is also operating under Southern Expressway.