Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- The much awaited and the long overdue South Asia Sub regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Port Access Elevated Highway (PAEH) Project directly linking the Colombo harbour and the Colombo Port City to the Colombo Airport will be finally opened in October 2024.

One of the unique features is the connection it offers from the airport to both the harbour and the Port City area extending the expressway network into the city. "Over 85% of the project work has now been completed," an official from SASEC said.

This will also give an opportunity for foreigners shopping at the duty free shop to be opened in April to purchase the goods and use the highway to go direct to the airport and check-in by passing ticketing counters ...