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CCTV cameras along the Southern Expressway
Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras have been installed along the
Southern Expressway to prevent accidents, to monitor the selling of
tickets and to control speed violations
These CCTV cameras have been installed at all eight entry points to the
toll way from Kottawa to Pinnaduwa in Galle district. The move will
help the Southern Expressway Traffic Division to curb down the motorists
who violate the 100 kilometers per hour speed limit.
A new hotline 1989 is also to be introduced for the users of highways
in the country with the opening of the Southern Expressway on November
27.
The hotline will help the motorists of the Expressway to get access to
accident service, fire brigade, ambulance and police. The division will
consist with nearly 500 personnel equipped with modern cars, motorbikes,
jeeps, ambulances, bowsers, two trucks and fire trucks.
The police have imported Subaru police patrol cars which are renowned
for their high engine capacity and exceeding the 100 km/ph barrier
within few seconds.
According to the police a new division was required since traffic
regulations on the expressways are different from the normal traffic
laws. The new division of expressway traffic is administered by a Deputy
Inspector General (DIG) with powers vested similar to the Western
Province Traffic DIG. (Supun Dias)
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Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 @ 02:48:40 LKT
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