Sri Lanka is now high up in terms of human development in comparison to other countries in South East Asia and has seen a huge growth in tourism figures in 2015 compared to 2014 (an average of an extra 13,000 each month). New developments to roads means it has never been easier to explore Sri Lanka, and the good news is, it’s continuously changing – exciting prospects for inhabitants and tourists alike.
Sri Lanka’s 321 kilometre highway the A9 has been reborn after being rebuilt and opened again 2013 after 29 years of closure (since 1984). Linking capital town on the northern province Jaffna with Kandy and other areas in the south, Sri Lanka is certainly more accessible from a tourist’s point of view than it has been in the past. The creation of Katunayake Expressway and Columbo Ring Road will also bring a significantly positive effect on Sri Lankan economy, tourism and infrastructure. In addition to the refurbishment of the old roads, there is 420km of new road. Improvements in the railway network, rolling stock coupled with road development will make the country more mobile as well as gain some control of transport costs, important on the wider scale. Inhabitants of Sri Lanka are able to embrace much more dynamic lives than in previous years through trade and local industry thus indirectly benefiting the tourist sector.