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Varanasi Ring Roadवाराणसी रिंग रोड
A 61 km orbital road in phases: Phase 1 (Harhua–Sandaha) is open; Phase 2 (Rajatalab–Harhua, with a new bridge over the Ganga) opened one carriageway of the bridge in December 2025, leaving the second carriageway to finish. Keeps through-traffic to Lucknow, Prayagraj, Azamgarh and Ghazipur out of the city.
Timeline
Phase 1 opened 2018 · Phase 2 substantially open December 2025 · second Ganga-bridge carriageway pending
How to reach
- 9 km from Varanasi Junction (Cantt) station in a straight line
- 10.8 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in a straight line
- 11.6 km from Godowlia crossing, where cars stop for the old city in a straight line
Straight-line distances; by road through the lanes it is further.
Sources: Kashi Official Web Portal — Ring Road Phase 2 · Kashi Official Web Portal — Ring Road Phase 1
