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1. General Conditions ........................................................................................................................... 12. Road from Colombo to Galle.......................................................................................................... 2

2.1. Description ................................................................................................................................... 22.2. Road Characteristics.................................................................................................................. 22.3 Road from Colombo to Galle.................................................................................................... 32.3. Road security ............................................................................................................................... 3

3. Road from Colombo to Trincomalee ............................................................................................. 33.1. Description ................................................................................................................................... 33.2. Road characteristics................................................................................................................... 4

3.3. Road Colombo to Trincomalee................................................................................................ 43.4. Road security ............................................................................................................................... 4

4. Road from Colombo to Batticaloa................................................................................................. 54.1. Description ................................................................................................................................... 54.2. Road characteristics................................................................................................................... 54.3. Road Colombo to Batticoloa ................................................................................................... 64.4. Road security ............................................................................................................................... 6

5. Road from Colombo to Vavuniya .................................................................................................. 65.1. Description ................................................................................................................................... 65.2. Road characteristics................................................................................................................... 75.2. Road Colombo to Vavuniya..................................................................................................... 75.4. Road security ............................................................................................................................... 8

6. Road from Vavuniya to Jaffna........................................................................................................ 86.1. Description ................................................................................................................................... 85.4 Road Characteristics................................................................................................................... 86.3. Road Vavuniya to Jaffna .......................................................................................................... 96.4. Road security ............................................................................................................................... 9

7. Traveling time in Sri Lanka (in general) .......................................................................................... 9

1. General Conditions

Sri Lanka has a road network of approximately 100,000 kilometers sufficient for meeting 90percent of the demand for transportation. Out of the total length of roads, maintenance

and development of A and B class national roads and 4,480 bridges are vested with the

Road Development Authority (RDA). Approximately another 15,000 kilometers of C and D

class roads are under the purview of provincial councils.

Acceptable being tarred, wide enough (5m) for two vehicles to pass, but

with irregularities in the surface, narrow shoulders and many obstacles on the

road (i.e. people, bicyclists, mini-taxies, animal pulled carts, etc.). Travel

speed on such roads is on average 40 km/hr. Most of Sri Lankan intercity

roads are in this category.

Reasonable being tarred, six or more meters in width and/or with a firm andbroad shoulder. Trucks and buses can pass from opposite directions without


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needing to tread on the shoulder.

Good roads are few and most found in the inner city of Colombo. Heavy

traffic and regulated speed limits restrict travel at higher speeds in ColomboCity.

2. Road from Colombo to Galle

2.1. Description

Location Details

Origin Destination

Town or city (closest) Colombo Galle

Longitude (E/W DecimalDegrees) 06*54.49 06*12.30


Total Route (distance in

km) 116 KM

2.2. Road Characteristics


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2.3 Road from Colombo to Galle

Stretch 1: From Co lombo to Ga lle

Distance from origin at start of stretch km

Distance from origin at end of stretch km

Route time on this stretch (4X4) Hours 3.5

Town or city (closest)

Class of road O Highway Primary O Secondary O Track O Trail

Surface Asphalt O Concrete O Gravel O Dirt O Sand

Other:

Possible weather conditions Mud O Flooded O Snow/Ice O Other:

Passable by Car 4X4 Truck O Trailer

Nature of change to next

stretch

O Getting

Worse O Improving O Restriction: 2 Checkpoints

2.3. Road security

3. Road from Colombo to Trincomalee

3.1. DescriptionLocation Details

Origin Destination

Town or city (closest) Colombo Trincomalee




km) 257 KM


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3.2. Road characteristics

3.3. Road Colombo to Trincomalee

Stretch 1: From Colom bo to Trinc om alee

Distance from origin at start of stretch km 0

Distance from origin at end of stretch km 0

Route time on this stretch (4X4) Hours 8

Town or city (closest) Colombo



Other:

Possible weather conditions Mud Flooded O Snow/Ice O Other:



stretch

O Getting

Worse O Improving O Restriction (please specify):

3.4. Road security


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4. Road from Colombo to Batticaloa

4.1. DescriptionLocation Details

Origin Destination

Town or city (closest) Colombo Batticaloa




km) 303 KM


R


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4.3. Road Colombo to Batticoloa

Stretch 1: From Co lombo to Battic aloa


Distance from origin at end of stretch km _

Route time on this stretch (4X4) Hours _9

Town or city (closest) Colombo _



Other:

Possible weather conditions Mud Flooded O Snow/Ice O Other:



stretch

O Getting


4.4. Road security

5. Road from Colombo to Vavuniya

5.1. Description

Location Details

Origin Destination

Town or city (closest) Colombo Vavuniya


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Longitude (E/W Decimal

Degrees) 79*51.52 80*29.26Total Route (distance in

km) 254 KM


5.2. Road Colombo to Vavuniya

Stretch 1: From Co lombo to Vavuniya



Route time on this stretch (4X4) Hours 6



Other:




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stretch

O Getting


5.4. Road security

6. Road from Vavuniya to Jaffna

6.1. Description

Location Details

Origin Destination

Town or city (closest) Vavuniya Jaffna




km) 142 KM

5.4 Road Characteristics


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6.3. Road Vavuniya to Jaffna

Stretch 1: From Vavuniya to Jaffna



Route time on this stretch (4X4) Hours 3.5



Surface Asphalt Concrete O Gravel O Dirt O Sand

Other:




stretch

O Getting

Worse O Improving Restriction: 2 Checkpoints

6.4. Road security

7. Traveling time in Sri Lanka (in general)Distance between Km. Time in hours

towns in Km & Hours 4 X 4 TruckColombo - Galle 116 3,5 4,5

Colombo - Ampara 350 7 9

Colombo - Batticaloa 303 9 10,5

Colombo -Trincomalee

257 8 10

Colombo - Vavuniya 254 6 8

Colombo - Puttalam 142 2,5 3,5

Galle - Matara 45 1 1

Matara -Hambantota 77 2 2

Ampara -Batticaloa 70 2 2,5

Ampara -Trincomalee 206 5 7Batticaloa - 138 3,5 4,5


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Trincomalee

Trincomalee -Vavuniya

97 3 4,5

Vavuniya - Killinochchi 80 2 2,5Killinochchi -Mullatiwu 55 1,5 1,5

Killinochchi -Jaffna 62 1,5 2

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