Sri Lanka, May 20 -- The Minister of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake, stated that the annual maintenance cost for Sri Lanka's entire expressway network, spanning 312.57 kilometers, amounts to Rs. 5,180.90 million.

Minister Rathnayake made this revelation in Parliament today (20) while responding to a question raised by Member of Parliament Ravi Karunanayake.

According to the Minister, the maintenance costs for each expressway are as follows:

* E01 Southern Expressway (Kottawa to Mattala), covering 200.45 kilometers: Rs. 2,024.5 million

* E02 Outer Circular Highway (Kottawa to Kerawalapitiya), spanning 28.86 kilometers: Rs. 767.6 million

* E03 Colombo-Katunayake Expressway (Peliyagoda to Seeduwa), covering...