Ring II
Road in Espoo, Finland
Ring II (pronounced "ring two", Finnish: Kehä II, Swedish: Ring II; also known as Kilonväylä) 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. 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.
01History
The road was initially planned in the 1960s, but it was not until the end of 2000 that the first phase was completed.
02Future
Since the cross-city traffic in Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa is estimated to nearly double by the year 2025, 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. However, in 2019 the land corridors previously reserved for the extension were released.
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Finland road sign F31-102.svg by Republic of Finland, Public domain
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