Kehä II

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route= Turuntie to Länsiväylä


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Kehä II (Swedish: Ring II) is a highway in Espoo, Finland. Running north-south, it currently connects Turuntie in the north to Länsiväylä in the south.cite web|title=Tiehallinto - Kehä 2 (in Finnish)|url=http://www.tiehallinto.fi/keha2|accessdate=2008-05-04] Despite its name suggesting a circle, it's not a true beltway, unlike Kehä I and Kehä III.

History

The road was initially planned in the 1960s, but it was not until the fall of 2000 when the first phase was completed.

Future

Since the cross-city traffic in Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa is estimated to nearly double by the year 2025,cite web|title=Tiehallinto - Kehä 2 - The current situation (in Finnish)|url = http://www.tiehallinto.fi/servlet/page?_pageid=71&_dad=julia&_schema=PORTAL30&menu=6463&_pageid=71&kieli=fi&linkki=10599&julkaisu=4128|accessdate=2008-05-04] plans have been made to extend Kehä II up to Hämeenlinnanväylä in the northeast and add lanes where the road is currently only 1+1 lanes wide.cite web|title=Tiehallinto - Kehä 2 - Future plans (in Finnish)|url = http://www.tiehallinto.fi/servlet/page?_pageid=71&_dad=julia&_schema=PORTAL30&menu=6464&_pageid=71&kieli=fi&linkki=10600&julkaisu=4111|accessdate=2008-05-04]

ee also

* Kehä I
* Kehä III

References