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Photo focus: The tired and tattered Southern Expressway
In the past this expressway was well cared for and maintained
The Southern Expressway -the country’s only four line highway route- that connects capital Colombo and the southern town of Matara has become non-driver friendly due to negligence by the departments tasked for its maintenance.
This is at a time when the vehicular movement in the highway is increasing.
Undergrowth and overgrown grass line the two sidelines of the highway have not been cropped. The bars which separate the lanes of traffic that were damaged by an accident still remain unattended, distracting drivers as they attempt to overtake other vehicles.
Grass planted on the median strip which divides the highway lanes too is overgrown and untidy all the way to the intersection.
Drivers allege that though the government makes millions of rupees daily through toll revenue collected levied for use of the highway, the authorities have singularly failed to maintain the facility.
Grass planted on the median strip too is overgrown and unkempt
The unrepaired bars pose a hazard especially when a vehicle is overtaking
Where hava all the toll charges gone?
The authorities charged with maintenance of the expressway seem to be unaware that accidents have damaged sections of the facility