KEHä I

'Kehä I' (Swedish: 'Ring I') is the busiest highway in Finland, carrying up to 113 000 vehicles per day. It is the innermost of the three beltways in the Helsinki region, running from the easternmost part of Espoo to Itäkeskus in eastern Helsinki - a total of 24.2 kilometers, of which 16 in Helsinki.
Kehä I has at least two lanes per direction for its entire length, while the speed limit never exceeds 80 km/h due to heavy traffic. With the introduction of new interchanges, speed limits have been changed (and will be changed) from 60 or 70 to 80 km/h. Eventually, all intersections on Kehä I will be upgraded to interchanges. However, the road is not constructed as a motorway, which limits its capacity.
A major renovation project is about to take place in Leppävaara, Espoo, where a tunnel will be built for Kehä I. The aim is to ease the flow of traffic in what is the worst traffic bottleneck in the Greater Helsinki region[1].

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Kehä I in the evening. Photo taken near Pukinmäki, in the northernmost tip of the road.

Rush hour comes early, as an accident forces westbound traffic to two lanes. Photo taken from a bridge in Pakila.

TietoEnator buildings line Kehä I in Pohjois-Haaga, Helsinki.

The beltways, where Kehä I is the innermost.

See also

★ Kehä II

★ Kehä III