Kathmandu Ring Road (Nepali: काठमाडौं चक्रपथ) is an eight-lane ring road circling around the cities of Kathmandu and Lalitpur. The total length of the Ring Road is 27 kilometres (17 mi).[1] It has a right of way of 62m (with 31m on either side of the center line).
H16 | ||||
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काठमाडौं चक्रपथ | ||||
Kathmandu Ring Road | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
Length | 27 km (17 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Ring road around Kathmandu | ||||
H02 Tribhuvan Highway at Kalanki H03 Araniko Highway at Koteshwor | ||||
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Country | Nepal | |||
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The road connects major places like Kalanki, Satdobato, Gwarko, Balkumari, Koteswor, Tinkune, Tribhuvan International Airport, Gaushala, Chabhil, Sukedhara, Maharajganj, Basundhara, Samakhushi, Gongabu, Balaju, and Swayambhunath.
In 2018, A section of 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) was expanded eight-lanes in cooperation of the Chinese government.[2] To ease traffic congestion at Kalanki, Nepal's first underpass was constructed in 2018.[3] In 2019, Ring Road served as a sporting venue for Cycling events at the 2019 South Asian Games.[4]
The government has decided to expedite construction of the proposed 71.93 km Outer Ring Road that is supposed to encircle most of the urban areas in Kathmandu Valley. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared in 2008.[5]