Southern Expressway
E571795
The Southern Expressway is a major controlled-access highway in Sri Lanka that connects the capital region with key southern cities, significantly reducing travel time and boosting regional development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Expressway canonical | 5 |
| Southern Expressway (via extensions) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6104109 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern Expressway Context triple: [Western Province, Sri Lanka, hasMajorHighway, Southern Expressway]
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A.
Northern Expressway
Northern Expressway is a major segment of Interstate 93 in the northeastern United States, serving as a key highway corridor through the Boston metropolitan area.
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B.
Southeast Expressway
The Southeast Expressway is a major freeway segment in the Boston, Massachusetts area that carries heavy commuter traffic between the city and its southern suburbs.
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C.
Central Expressway
Central Expressway is a major north–south highway in the Dallas–Fort Worth area that serves as a key transportation artery through the region’s high-tech Telecom Corridor.
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D.
Hunter Expressway
Hunter Expressway is a major freeway in New South Wales, Australia, that provides a high-speed link between Newcastle and the Hunter Valley region.
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E.
North Central Expressway
North Central Expressway is a major freeway in Dallas, Texas, forming part of U.S. Route 75 and serving as a key north–south transportation corridor through the city and its northern suburbs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern Expressway Target entity description: The Southern Expressway is a major controlled-access highway in Sri Lanka that connects the capital region with key southern cities, significantly reducing travel time and boosting regional development.
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A.
Northern Expressway
Northern Expressway is a major segment of Interstate 93 in the northeastern United States, serving as a key highway corridor through the Boston metropolitan area.
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B.
Southeast Expressway
The Southeast Expressway is a major freeway segment in the Boston, Massachusetts area that carries heavy commuter traffic between the city and its southern suburbs.
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C.
Central Expressway
Central Expressway is a major north–south highway in the Dallas–Fort Worth area that serves as a key transportation artery through the region’s high-tech Telecom Corridor.
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D.
Hunter Expressway
Hunter Expressway is a major freeway in New South Wales, Australia, that provides a high-speed link between Newcastle and the Hunter Valley region.
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E.
North Central Expressway
North Central Expressway is a major freeway in Dallas, Texas, forming part of U.S. Route 75 and serving as a key north–south transportation corridor through the city and its northern suburbs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controlled-access highway
ⓘ
expressway ⓘ |
| accessControl | fully controlled-access ⓘ |
| connects |
Colombo metropolitan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galle NERFINISHED ⓘ Hambantota District NERFINISHED ⓘ Matara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| endPoint | Hambantota area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
emergency lanes
ⓘ
grade-separated interchanges ⓘ overpasses and underpasses ⓘ toll plazas ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
improved connectivity to southern Sri Lanka
ⓘ
reduced travel time between Colombo and Galle ⓘ reduced travel time between Colombo and Matara ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Colombo–Matara road network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Outer Circular Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| hasServiceType | motor vehicles only ⓘ |
| isMajorTransportCorridorFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName |
Sinhala
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Road Development Authority of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedInPart | 2011 ⓘ |
| partOf | Sri Lanka expressway network ⓘ |
| purpose |
boost regional development in southern Sri Lanka
ⓘ
reduce travel time between Colombo and southern cities ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Colombo region
ⓘ
Southern Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| startPoint | Kottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsEconomicActivity |
tourism in southern Sri Lanka
ⓘ
trade and logistics in southern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| tollRoad | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southern Expressway Description of subject: The Southern Expressway is a major controlled-access highway in Sri Lanka that connects the capital region with key southern cities, significantly reducing travel time and boosting regional development.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Southern Expressway (via extensions)