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Regional Road 102
Ring II
  • Kehä II
  • Ring II
Kehä2 Espoo 210818.jpg
Route information
Length6.8 km (4.2 mi)
Existed2000–present
Major junctions
FromTuruntie
ToLänsiväylä
Location
CountryFinland
Highway system

Ring II (pronounced "ring two", Finnish: Kehä II, Swedish: Ring II; also known as Kilonväylä[1]) in the city of Espoo is one of the major highways in Finland. The road runs north–south, connecting Turuntie in the north, to Länsiväylä in the south.[2] Despite its name suggesting a circle, it has not been built as a true beltway yet, unlike the parallel Ring I and Ring III highways.

History

The road was initially planned in the 1960s, but it was not until the end of 2000 that the first phase was completed.[2]

Future

Since the cross-city traffic in Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa is estimated to nearly double by the year 2025,[3] plans have been made to extend Ring II to connect up with Finnish national road 3 (Finnish: Hämeenlinnanväylä) in the northeast and add lanes where the road is currently only one lane wide in each direction.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Espoo puolustaa Kehä II:n jatketta – "Asukasmäärä kasvaa eivätkä liikkumisen tarve ja ruuhkaisuus vähene nykyisestä" (in Finnish)
  2. ^ a b "Tiehallinto – Kehä 2" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  3. ^ "Tiehallinto – Kehä 2 – The current situation" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  4. ^ "Tiehallinto – Kehä 2 – Future plans" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2008-05-04.

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