The Kanpur Outer Ring Road, also known as Udyog Path is an under-construction 93-kilometre-long (58 mi) 6 lane access-controlled expressway ring road encircling the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India with a speed limit of 120kmph for Light Vehicles and 90kmph for Heavy vehicles.
It will start from Mandhana on Kanpur Aligarh Highway and will pass through Kanpur Jhansi/Agra Highway at Sachendi, Hamirpur Road near Ramaipur Defence Corridor, Allahabad Highway at Maharajpur, from there it will cross Ganga river near Chakeri Airport (where a connecting road is also proposed till Kanpur Airport, Chakeri Business City and Awadh Vihar Residential Area) and a bridge is also proposed on Ganga River.
Then it will reach Unnao district where it will connect Raebareli Highway and under construction Awadh Expressway or Lucknow Kanpur Expressway, further it will pass through Kanpur Lucknow Highway and Trans Ganga City and will again enter Kanpur district by crossing Ganga river between Ganga Bairaj and Bithoor and end at Mandhana forming a circle.
[2] On 11 September 2021, NHAI issued notification for acquiring land for 22.5km first phase of ring road.
[3] This Outer Ring Road/Udyog Path will play a major role in the development of the Kanpur Metropolitan Area as many IT cities, Housing Societies, Integrated Mega-Townships, Wellness City, Educational Hubs, and Commercial Hubs, Defence Corridor, Mega Leather Cluster, etc.