The Kanpur Outer Ring Road also known as Udyog Path is an under-construction 93adj=midNaNadj=mid 6 lane access-controlled expressway ring road encircling the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India with a speed limit of 120kmph for Light Vehicles and 90kmph for Heavy vehicles.
It will start from Mandhana on Kanpur Aligarh Highway and will pass through Kanpur Jhansi/Agra Highway at Sachendi, Hamirpur Road near Ramaipur Defence Corridor, Allahabad Highway at Maharajpur, from there it will cross Ganga river near Chakeri Airport (where a connecting road is also proposed till Kanpur Airport, Chakeri Business City and Awadh Vihar Residential Area) and a bridge is also proposed on Ganga River. Then it will reach Unnao district where it will connect Raebareli Highway and under construction Awadh Expressway or Lucknow Kanpur Expressway, further it will pass through Kanpur Lucknow Highway and Trans Ganga City and will again enter Kanpur district by crossing Ganga river between Ganga Bairaj and Bithoor and end at Mandhana forming a circle.[1]
This Udyog Path/Outer Ring Road will cost about ₹9,400 crore.[2] On 11 September 2021, NHAI has issued notification for acquiring land for 22.5km first phase of ring road.The first phase will be between Mandhana and Sachendi whereby land of 79 villages will be acquired. In total there will be four phases and notification for land acquisition of other 3 phases has be issued.[3]
This Outer Ring Road/Udyog Path will play a major role in the development of the Kanpur Metropolitan Area as many IT cities, Housing Societies, Integrated Mega-Townships, Wellness City, Educational Hubs, and Commercial Hubs, Defence Corridor, Mega Leather Cluster, etc. across Multiple 1000's of acres of land are proposed to be established around this Ring Road. It is set to offload nearly 4.5 lakh vehicles off the main roads of the city of Kanpur as of now.
The Construction has started on 3 phases and tender process for last phase is in the process.
The deadline for this project is January, 2027.