Express-Way Updates

[Le Sabre]

Havent heard much news on the southern expressway, colombo-katu , colombo -kandy and outer circular road projects.

Anybody has any updates on these projects so far.

Edited July 7, 2010 by Le Sabre

[Straga]

DId the whole stretch today in my Grandmother's Prado. Maintained a steady 220kmph for the whole journey, and bribed the cop at the end Rs 950. It is a personal record and might be a world record.

Really? the tollbooth average time thing or what?

[Chooti Putha]

Actually there are, though you probably won't find them at your neighbourhood Arpico.

You get 250ml Gal bottles?

Express way updates include arrack bottle quantity thanks to Unkel

[SeanD]

Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just pay the fine?

How much is the fine? Is it fifty rupees? Like here: http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/16330-2-chinese-women-fined-for-loitering-on-the-streets.html

[NadriquE]

dnt knnow abt the highway bt once i paid 1000rs for speeding

[NPP]

How much is the fine? Is it fifty rupees? Like here: http://www.dailymirr...he-streets.html

hope it is their usual error.

see this

http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/15681-cpc-seeks-treasury-guarantee-for-rs100billion-loan.html

spot the mistake?

[VVTi]

DId the whole stretch today in my Grandmother's Prado. Maintained a steady 220kmph for the whole journey, and bribed the cop at the end Rs 950. It is a personal record and might be a world record.

Nice, how long did that take?

[HardHat]

DId the whole stretch today in my Grandmother's Prado. Maintained a steady 220kmph for the whole journey,

whole stretch at 220kmph eh? Is this Prado a 4L V6, 3.4L V6, 2.7L IL4 or a 3L TD?

[NadriquE]

acoording to my calculations it would take 34.2 mins

[Watchman]

whole stretch at 220kmph eh? Is this Prado a 4L V6, 3.4L V6, 2.7L IL4 or a 3L TD?

Its the 4.0ltr V6 bro, cos grandma dont roll in no pu$$y inline 4

[HardHat]

Its the 4.0ltr V6 bro, cos grandma dont roll in no pu$$y inline 4

you mean grandma hasn't chucked the V8 from her Corvette into the Prado?

[Reckless]

DId the whole stretch today in my Grandmother's Prado.

I wish I had a grandma like that. my one doesnt even have her own teeth

Edited January 29, 2012 by Reckless

[JadeyBlitzen]

Came home this morning on the expressway on my way back from una. The cop at the entrance said the speed limit is 120. I was driving the Noah and kept it at 80 at the beginning cos the michelins are on the last leg. eventually I got bored and put my foot down.

This was my first time on the E01 and must say I was pretty impressed. Discipline was good except for the odd idiot. There was a van on the hard shoulder with a huge family having a picnic or something. two D*MO battas were driving side by side on the same lane at one point, the only time I had to use the horn. that goes to prove the lanes are actually wide enough. A Land cruiser went past me with headlights on and he was sticking permanently to the overtaking lane. I was with a friend who took his 320d to 230 there sometime back. He said a lot of landcruiser drivers do this. So It seems to be turning into a bit of a cult.

He also said the road isn't done that well cos he felt big bumps at around 200. I think this issue was brought up by quite a few people here. Well I didnt feel any bumps at legal speeds and I don't think this is a concern at all because those are the speeds the roads built to accommodate. spending extra on engineering to accommodate speeds only a handful of drivers would achieve is a waste in a country like ours.

My only criticism about the construction is the bridges not having a hard shoulder. some of them were very long and having a breakdown on them would spell big trouble.

Loved watching how towns were dispatched one after the other with great ease when it would have been a mission to tackle them on the A2

On a side note the Italian tune up thing happened to the Noah and now I can feel a nice surge whenever the turbo comes on.

[terrabytetango]

DId the whole stretch today in my Grandmother's Prado. Maintained a steady 220kmph for the whole journey, and bribed the cop at the end Rs 950. It is a personal record and might be a world record.

That's a good one machan, let's hear another.

[Straga]

A friend went on the expressway and maintained a constant speed of 180.. Slowed down when he saw the cops with the speed guns, no average time fine at the end though :/

[malla]

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DId the whole stretch today in my Grandmother's Prado. Maintained a steady 220kmph for the whole journey, and bribed the cop at the end Rs 950. It is a personal record and might be a world record.

Machang can u tell me which edition this prado is? i can confidently say that prado has only upto 200kmph on the speedo. i am saying that cuz i have a 4L V6 2010 and thats the fully loaded and biggest engine it comes with...

find somewhere else to lie

[VVTi]

He added the other 20Kmph using his grandmother's calculator.

[MasterDon]

I hope Sean is just joking,he's been around here long enough to know not to BS us.

[HardHat]

A Land cruiser went past me with headlights on and he was sticking permanently to the overtaking lane. I was with a friend who took his 320d to 230 there sometime back. He said a lot of landcruiser drivers do this. So It seems to be turning into a bit of a cult.

Hope it will not take a few lives before these morons realize that Landcruisers are not parcularly built for speed.

[VVTi]

Hope it will not take a few lives before these morons realize that Landcruisers are not parcularly built for speed.

People learn better when thy are dying or just killed someone by accident.

[JadeyBlitzen]

People learn better when thy are dying or just killed someone by accident.

my buddy said he lets them pull up to him and then put his foot down. I bet there's nothing more embarrassing than watching a 2 litre diesel saloon pulling away from your v8 while its being floored. So I guess that works too

[nexus]

A friend went on the expressway and maintained a constant speed of 180.. Slowed down when he saw the cops with the speed guns, no average time fine at the end though :/

Straga did your friend mentioned how much he have to pay as the fine?.

Edited January 29, 2012 by nexus

[Kavvz]

Its the 4.0ltr V6 bro, cos grandma dont roll in no pu$$y inline 4

lol !!!

[Kavvz]

A friend went on the expressway and maintained a constant speed of 180.. Slowed down when he saw the cops with the speed guns, no average time fine at the end though :/

Straga did your friend mentioned how much he have to pay as the fine?.

Seems like his friend got away without having to pay a fine at all...

[SeanD]

I hope Sean is just joking,he's been around here long enough to know not to BS us.

I was indeed Grandma only had comfortable peugeot 505 that spent most of it's life in the workshop- would have been nice to take that for a ride on the e01

Edited January 30, 2012 by SeanD

[ferrarif50]

On a side note the Italian tune up thing happened to the Noah and now I can feel a nice surge whenever the turbo comes on.

what's that Italian tuneup thing ?