The total length of the périphérique de Caen is 26 km (16 mi).

Notable features include the Viaduc de Calix which spans the River Orne and Canal de Caen à la Mer.

The plan was a question of improving traffic by organizing peripheral traffic by means of a boulevard connecting radial roads, so as to form a radioconcentric network.

[2] The ring road was opened in stages:[3] As of 26 April 2015, the ring road is no longer lit at night except on the Viaduc de Calix and the Bessin and Porte de Paris interchanges.

[8] In order to relieve congestion in the northern ring road, a third lane was planned between the Viaduc de Calix and Le Chemin-Vert.