The Mahanama Bridge that runs over the Nilawala river and connects two sections of Matara , is named after Samaraweera as it was a project initiated by him ( though completed posthumously ) . The original bridge was updated , widened , and strengthened following the 2004 tsunami through a project initiated by his son Mangala with funding from the Korean government
2004 tsunami
Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Sri Lanka
Mahanama Samaraweera