Sri Lankan Transportation and roads

Most Sri Lankan cities and towns are connected by the Sri Lanka Railways, the state-run national railway operator. The Ceylon Transport Board is the state-run agency responsible for operating public bus services across the island. The trains in Sri Lanka are very well maintained and both the National Railway and CTB employ highly qualified and experienced local engineers. Rail accidents have been minimal in Sri Lanka compared to most developing nations and train travel is rather punctual and schedules are usually well followed.
The total length of Sri Lankan roads exceeds 11,000 kilo meters (6,840 mi), with a vast majority of them being paved. The government has launched several highway projects to bolster the economy and national 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" or RDA has been involved in several large-scale projects all over the island in attempt to revolutionize the road network in Sri Lanka. The highway system is just like any highway system in any developed country with clear signage, proper paving, parking spaces, bus stops, bicycle lanes, lane indicators, luminous lighting, traffic lights and pedestrian crossings. Sri Lanka's commercial and economic centers, primarily the capitals of the nine provinces are connected by the "A-Grade" roads which are categorically organized and marked. Furthermore, "B-Grade" roads, also paved and well maintained, marked etc. connect district capitals within provinces.