- the trace for the proposed Ruwanpura Expressway commences from the Kahathuduwa Interchange of the Southern Expressway and ends at Pelmadulla at the 3rd km of Pelmadulla - Embilipitiya - Nonagama Road. It is proposed to construct interchanges at Horana, Ingiriya, Kiriella, Ratnapura (Kuruwita) and Thiruwanaketiya. The total length of this expressway with four traffic lanes will be around 71 km. The proposal made by H.E. the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Highways, Ports and Shipping, to appoint a Cabinet Appointed Consultancy Procurement Committee (CACPC) to make recommendations to the Cabinet pertaining to the award of contract for Consultancy Services for the purpose, was approved by the Cabinet.