The Road Development Authority says it earned Rs. 16 million through the Southern Expressway yesterday.

Director of Expressway Management and Maintenance, S. Opanayake said that over 50,000 vehicles used the Southern Expressway yesterday.

As a result of the heavy usage of the Southern Expressway, heavy traffic was reported at the Godagama Exit in Matara on Thursday morning. Our correspondents reported that the line of vehicles waiting to exit the Southern Expressway at the Godagama Exit in Matara extended upto 3 km in length.

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