The Sardar Patel Ring Road is a 78 km long
ring road encircling the city of
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat
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, India. It is a
toll road
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built by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA).
Built at a cost of ₹3.55 billion, it was opened in 2004.
Route
It meets the
Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
at one point
and crosses the
Sabarmati River and the
Mumbai-Delhi National Highway twice.
The AUDA demarcated a region of 1 km around the road as a ''residential affordable housing zone'' in an attempt to improve affordable housing.
Toll
The road is tolled with several toll plazas at Narol,
Ramol, Ranasan and other locations.
Public transport
The
Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation runs a circular bus service along the ring road from
Sarkhej on an hourly basis in both directions.
The Shivranjani-
Bopal line of the
Ahmedabad Janmarg crosses the ring road at Ghuma.
References
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Ring roads in India
Roads in Gujarat
Transport in Ahmedabad
Toll roads in India