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Kahathuduwa is located on the B84 (Colombo to Horana Road) and is situated at the second exit (Exit 2) on the E01 (Southern Expressway) and will be the beginning point of E06 (Ruwanpura Expressway), connecting Rathnapura and Pelmadulla to the national expressway network.
The Ruwanpura Expressway, also known as the Ratnapura Expressway will be Sri Lanka's sixth E Class highway.The 71.8-kilometre-long (44.6 mi) highway will link the Kahathuduwa exit on the Southern Expressway with Pelmadulla, a major city in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, via Ratnapura, the provincial capital of Sabargamuwa Province.
2 Kahathuduwa: B084 – Kesbewa (5.8 km), Piliyandala (8.1 km), Colombo (25.7 km), Horana (12.3 km), Ingiriya (25.9 km), Ratnapura (63.5 km) This intersection will be the beginning point of E06 Ruwanpura Expressway, which will connect Rathnapura to the national expressway network. It was scheduled to be opened in 2019. 13.7 3 Gelanigama
The newest expressway is the Port Access Elevated Highway running from New Kelani Bridge, Colombo to Athurugiriya, It is estimated to be finished in 2025. All E-Grade highways in Sri Lanka are access-controlled, toll roads with speeds limits in the range of 80–110 kilometres per hour (50–68 mph).
Polgasowita and Kahathuduwa are located within, nearby or associated with Rilawala. Rilawala is a surrounded by the Kahathuduwa West , Kirigampamunuwa , Siyambalagoda South , Wethara , Undurugoda and Siyambalagoda North Grama Niladhari Divisions.
On 14 December 2014 the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, launched the construction of the expressway by laying a foundation stone at the Senkadagala entrance of the expressway. The total cost of the expressway was estimated to be approximately Rs.200 billion and the works were scheduled to be completed by 2018.
Kirigampamunuwa is a surrounded by the Mattegoda Central 'B', Mattegoda East, Deepangoda, Diyagama West, Kahathuduwa West, Rilawala, Siyambalagoda North and Mattegoda West Grama Niladhari Divisions. Demographics
The project was delayed in November 2001 due to protests by residents in the area and the government decided to resettle them in different lands in the same area away from the planned highway. [ 4 ] Construction of the road commenced in October, 2009 and it is projected that the project will take at least eight years to complete.