Editing Economy of Sri Lanka (section)

=== Transportation and roads ===
{{Main|Transport in Sri Lanka}}
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[[E03 expressway (Sri Lanka)|E03 expressway]]
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Most Sri Lankan cities and towns are connected by the [[Sri Lanka Railways]], the state-run [[railway]] operator. The [[Sri Lanka Transport Board]] is the state-run agency responsible for operating public bus services across the island.

The government has launched several highway projects to bolster the economy and national [[Transport network|transport system]], including the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway, the Colombo-Kandy (Kadugannawa) Expressway, the Colombo-Padeniya Expressway and the Outer Circular Highway to ease Colombo's [[traffic congestion]]. The government-sponsored Road Development Authority (RDA) has been involved in several large-scale projects all over the island in an attempt to improve the road network in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's commercial and economic centres, primarily the capitals of the nine provinces are connected by the "A-Grade" roads which are categorically organised and marked. Furthermore, "B-Grade" roads, also paved and marked, connect district capitals within provinces. The grand total of A, B and E grade roads are estimated at 12,379.49&nbsp;km.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rda.gov.lk/source/rda_roads.htm |title=Class A, B & E Roads |publisher=Road Development Authority |access-date=27 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428015938/http://www.rda.gov.lk/source/rda_roads.htm |archive-date=28 April 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref>