Colombo to Galle The west-coast portion of the highway consists of the
Galle Road. Within Colombo, the A2 serves as a north–south backbone to the city. It is split into two one-way streets from
Colombo Fort to
Wellawatte, in order to ease traffic flow. The highway passes through
Bambalapitiya,
Dehiwala,
Ratmalana,
Panadura,
Kalutara,
Beruwala,
Bentota,
Ambalangoda,
Hikkaduwa and
Galle. At Galle, the highway runs through the city centre before continuing towards
Hambantota.
Galle to Hambantota From Galle, the highway continues east along the south coast towards
Ahangama. It passes
Unawatuna, Koggala,
Ahangama and
Weligama, before arriving at
Matara. At Matara, it passes the
University of Ruhuna. The highway continues towards
Dikwella,
Tangalle,
Ambalantota, and
Hambantota. To cross the artificial harbour at Hambantota, a harbour-bypass road allows the A2 to continue to Wellawaya.
Hambantota to Wellawaya After the
Hambantota Harbour, the A2 turns north and passes Weligatta, Tanamalwila, Kuda Oya and Teluulla before reaching Wellawaya. At Wellawaya, it meets the
A4 and
A23 highways. == Asian Highways ==