Kathmandu Ring Road full tour *virtual काठमाडौं चक्रपथ

Kathmandu Ring Road full tour *virtual काठमाडौं चक्रपथ

Kathmandu Ring Road 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).

Route
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.

History
In 2018, A section of 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) was expanded eight-lanes in cooperation of the Chinese government. To ease traffic congestion at Kalanki, Nepal's first underpass was constructed in 2018. In 2019, Ring Road served as a sporting venue for Cycling events at the 2019 South Asian Games.

Expansion
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.