Ring II explained

Country:FIN
Type:Regional
Alternate Name:Ring II
Route:102
Map:Helsinki region roads.jpg
Length Km:6.8
Established:2000
Terminus A:Turuntie
Terminus B:Länsiväylä

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

External links

60.1953°N 24.7436°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.lansivayla.fi/paikalliset/1351647 Espoo puolustaa Kehä II:n jatketta – "Asukasmäärä kasvaa eivätkä liikkumisen tarve ja ruuhkaisuus vähene nykyisestä"
  2. Web site: Tiehallinto – Kehä 2. 2008-05-04. fi.
  3. Web site: Tiehallinto – Kehä 2 – The current situation. 2008-05-04. fi.
  4. Web site: Tiehallinto – Kehä 2 – Future plans. 2008-05-04. fi.