Kathmandu Outer Ring Road

Kathmandu Outer Ring Road (National Highway 38, NH38) is a proposed ring road to be constructed in the Kathmandu Valley, categorised as a national highway. It will be constructed on the outer side of the existing ring road (NH39). It will pass through three districts of Bagmati Province: Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitapur. The total length of the highway is supposed to be 71.93 km. The outer ring road will cover an length of 35.08 km in Kathmandu, 15.80 km in Lalitpur and 21.05 km in Bhaktapur. The highway will be eight-lane road 50 m wide (with a 6 m setback on either side), cycle tracks, greenbelts and pavements on both the sides, along with flyovers at major junctions.