The first phase of the Outer Circular Highway (OCH) will be completed by early next year, according to the Project Minister of Ports and Highways Nirmala Kothalawala.
The First phase of the Outer Circular Highway (OCH) runs from Kottawa to Kaduwela initiated in end 2009. The objective of the entire OCH is to interconnect the Southern Expressway, Katunayake-Colombo Expressway and Colombo-Kandy or Colombo-Northern Expressways.
The second phase of the project, which is constructing the highway from Kaduwela to Kadawatha, is already taking place. The third phase of the project is constructing the higway from Kadawatha to Kerawalapitiya.
According to Minister Kothalawala, ithe second section could be completed by 2015.