Expressway : Busy weekend income & accident updates

April 17, 2023 at 2:04 PM

An income of over Rs. 75 million has been earned following the use of expressways in the last 48 hours ending at 06.00 am today, the Road Development Authority (UDA) reported. 

According to Lankadeepa, UDA Director General LVS Weerakone said that 256,225 vehicles had travelled on the expressways during this period.

Stating that no fatal accidents had been reported during this period, he said that only damages to properties in 41 places were reported due to minor accidents. 

Weerakone stated that the reported income was earned due to people using the Southern Expressway, Colombo Outer Circular Highway, Colombo- Katunayake Expressway, and the Central Expressway on 15th and 16th April 2023. (NewsWire)