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Colombo OCH expressway I captured the below still images from 8-2-2014 ITN news video -

First Stage of Colombo Outer Circle Road will be vested in the public in March February 8, 2014 3:10 pm The first stage of the Colombo Outer Circle Road which links the Expressways and minimizes traffic congestion in the City of Colombo will be vested in the public in the first week of March. The Southern Expressway, the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway and the proposed Northern Expressway join with the Colombo Outer Circle Road. It is being constructed under three stages. The first stage runs from Kottawa to Kaduwala while the second stage is from Kaduwala to Kadawatha. The third stage will be completed from Kadawatha to Kerawalapitiya. The total distance of the Outer Circle Road is 26 kilometres. Minister Basil Rajapaka inspected the first stage which runs from Kottawa to Kaduwala. The construction of this stage is almost nearing completion while there was an opportunity to have a glimpse of the new development by air Minister Basil Rajapaksa said they intend to declare open this section in the first week of March. He said it could be considered as the third Expressway in the Expressway network. Also they expected to soon declare open the Expressway section between Galle and Matara. The Outer Circle has four lanes and there is space to expand it by another two lanes. It includes six entry points. They are located at Kottawa, Athurugiriya, Kaduwala, Kadawatha, Enderemulla and Kerawalapitiya. Although there is no exit point in the Kotalawalapura area along the Kaduwala Battaramulla main road, Minister Basil Rajapaksa instructed officials to build an exit point. Lauding the efforts made to undertake construction maintaining the beauty of the environment, the Minister stressed the need to follow suite in the future. In addition to local investments, the Japan International Cooperation Agency was also making investments in the project. Minister Susil Premajayantha said that this was an expressway which passes the Gampaha, Colombo, Kalutara, Galle and Matara Districts. He described it as the massive development programme launched in the highways sector. It is an impetus even for investments. Deputy Ministers Lasantha Alagiyawanna and Dulip Wijesekera and Kaduwala Mayor G.H. Buddhadasa were among who joined in this observation tour.