Kharkiv Ring Road

Kharkiv Ring Road
Окружна́ автомобі́льна доро́га
Route information
Length	82.7 km (51.4 mi)
Location
Country	Ukraine
Highway system
Roads in Ukraine State Highways

The Kharkiv Ring Road (Ukrainian: Окружна́ автомобі́льна доро́га) is a ring road in Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast, running mainly along the administrative border of the city. The length of the road is 82.7 km (51.4 mi), the width of the carriageway in different sections is from 9–18 metres (30–59 ft).

Reconstruction

As part of Ukraine's preparations for the UEFA Euro 2012, it was planned to repair and modernize the ring road to comply with its I technical category of road quality.[1][2] On 10 August 2010, its overhaul began, and on 12 November, the road was solemnly opened after reconstruction. The cost of the work amounted to 320 million hryvnia (about $40 million).[3][4]

References

1. "Харьков из окружной хочет сделать высококачественную трассу". Mediaport.
2. "Ремонт окружной дороги Харькова стартовал. Уже названа дата её пуска после реконструкции". dozor.kharkov.ua.
3. "На Окружную дорогу Харькова работало 8 асфальтных заводов - Городской Дозор 2010". dozor.kharkov.ua.
4. "Окружную дорогу Харькова построили «в долг» — Городской Дозор 2010". dozor.kharkov.ua.