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Rajagiriya Flyover

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The Rajagiriya Flyover (also referred to as the Rajagiriya Bridge) is a flyover built over Sri Jayawardenepura Mawatha in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka. It is the longest flyover in the country. Initial designing and construction was conducted by Access Engineering on 6 June 2016, with the flyover officially opening to the public on 8 January 2018 (2018-01-08) during an inaugural ceremony with the presence of the President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena. The flyover cost a total of Rs.4.7 billion and measures 533 m (1, 749 ft) long, 21.4 m (70 ft) wide, and consists of a total of four lanes over two spans.

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