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Cárdenas Ring Road

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The Cárdenas Ring Road are two circular ring roads (C55 and C56) encircling the city of Cárdenas, the capital of Nouvelle Alexandrie. It is part of the Pan-Keltian Highway and was opened between 1700 AN.

The motorway is a total of 120.6 km (75.4 mi) long, the Outer being 85.5 km (53.4 mi) long and the Inner being 35.1 (21.9 mi) km long, and is one of the busiest ring roads in the world.

History

The construction of Cárdenas was part of the synonymous Plan, which saw the new capital of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie being constructed. The need for a ring road was deemed vital for the transportation needs. Both Roads were constructed between 1696 AN and 1700 AN. The C55, the Outer Ring, was connected to the C1 motorway and the C28A motorway, and acted as the main bulk road for the PKH. It follows a irregular circular path and is at a distance between 10 to 20 km (6 to 12 mi) from the city center. The C56, the Inner Ring, is a heavy-purpose ring road about 5 to 6.5 km (3 to 4 mi) from the city center, and is more circular. Both used multiple tunnels to bypass urban areas. The two rings were connected by junctions to the C1, north and west; and C28A, east.

Development beyond 1700 AN include the opening of the Jario and Bagalipe Bypasses in 1708 AN and 1712 AN, respectively, which created two new south connections between the C55 and C56.

Route

A view inside the Cardenas West Highway Tunnel.

Outer Ring

The 0.0 mi point of the C55 is at the intersection with the C1 motorway, and its junctions are numbered clockwise. It moves circular (clockwise) past Conzalito, the Cárdenas Airport, Lagutepe, Ahuaco, Jario, Bemar, Jinozonte, Sicero-Izaran, Bagalipe, Nincaral, Tamento, Entertainment District, University District, Albaño, and the Military Sector.

The entire road is a four-lane dual carriageway, with safety barriers along the whole line and a hard shoulder. Between J1 and J9; and J22 and J29, the road is dual five-lane. The speed limit is 80 km/h (50 mph) throughout. There are speed cameras that enforce this limit.

Bridges and Tunnels

There are a total of 2 tunnels and 3 bridges: starting with the Conzalito bridge at 1.4 mi; the Airport-Harbor Tunnel at 8.5 mi; the Bemar Bridge at 25.4 mi; the Nincaral Bridge at 34.3 mi; and the Cardenas West Highway Tunnel at 42.4 mi (the longest tunnel in Nouvelle Alexandrie at 8.4 km/5.2 mi)

Inner Ring

The 0.0 mi point of the C55 is at the C1-C56 Link, and its junctions are numbered clockwise. It moves circular (clockwise) through Science District, Banking Sector, Alanregal, Olos-San Ludo, Sicero-Izaran, Patiapa, Utilities District, Government District, and the Industry District.

The entire road is a three-lane dual carriageway, with a median strip and safety barriers. Most of the hard shoulder is on the median strip. Between J1 and J5; and J17 and J21, the road is dual four-lane. The speed limit is 80 km/h (50 mph) throughout. There are speed cameras that enforce this limit.

Bridges and Tunnels

There are 4 tunnels: starting with the Banking Tunnel at 5.8 mi; the Olos Tunnel at 11.6 mi; the Patiapa Tunnel at 19.6 mi; and the Inner City Tunnel at 27.5 mi.

Other ring roads

The C55 and C56 are the two roads that pass through the city of Cardenas, but there exist two roads that allows traffic to bypass the capital altogether:

  • The A239, which runs about 40 km west and north of the Outer Ring; connecting to the C1 and C28A;
  • The A431, which runs about 60 km south of the Outer Ring, connecting to the C1 and C28A.

Exits

Inner Ring

Junction number Junction name Exits Barrio
1 Intercambio de Norte C1-C56 North Link Science District
2 Puerta d'Alfonso Ave. Alfonso Science District
3 Puerta del Rey C. d. Rey Banking District
4 Puerta de los Bancos C. d. Banco Viejo Banking District
5 Puerta Este C1-C28A Link Alanregal
6 Puerta Yaguanara Ave. Yaguanara Alanregal
7 Puerta Flocha C. Flocha Alanregal
8 Puerta Andaza C. Andaza Alanregal
9 Intercampio Jario Jario Bypass Alanregal
10 Puerta del Sol Ave. d. Sol Olos-San Ludo
11 Puerta Bambapoyas C. Bambapoyas Olos-San Ludo
12 Puerta Cipoli C. Cipoli Olos-San Ludo
13 Puerta Firquel Ave. Firquel Olos-San Ludo
14 Puerta Izaran Ave. Mercado Sicero-Izaran
15 Puerte Isigas Ave. Isigas Patiapa
16 Puerte Limcarai C. Limcarai Patiapa
17 Intercampio Bagalipe Bagalipe Bypass Patiapa
18 Puerta del Agua C. d. Agua Utilities District
19 Puerte Moriquen C. Moriquen Utilities District
20 Puerte Estación C. Estación Government District
21 Intercambio del Oeste C1-C56 West Link Government District
22 Puerte del Palacio Ave. Palacio Real Government District
23 Puerte Blada C. Blada Government District
24 Puerte del Universidad Ave. Universidad Government District
25 Puerte Automotor C. Automotor Industry District
26 Puerte Naciropa C. Naciropa Industry District
27 Puerte Capifoa Ave. Capifoa Industry District
28 Puerte Paldeua C. Paldeua Science District

Outer Ring

Junction number Junction name Exits Barrio
1 Intercambio C1 Norte C1 Conzalito
2 Puerta Parap Ave. Parap Conzalito
3 Puerta Aeropuerto Ave. Aeropuerto Aeropuerto
4 Puerta Camdas C. Camdas Lagutepe
5 Puerta Licamarca C. Licamarca Lagutepe
6 Puerte Chahos C. Chahos Ahuaco
7 Puerte Ituryaty Ave. Ituryaty Ahuaco
8 Puerte Lahuami C. Lahuami Ahuaco
9 Intercampio 28A C28A Jario
10 Puerte Liruro C. Liruro Jario
11 Puerte San Bercarai C. San Bercarai Jario
12 Intercampio Jario Jario Bypass Jario
13 Puerte Iquilas C. Iquilas Bemar
14 Puerte de la Luna C. d.l. Luna Bemar
15 Puerte Castida Ave. Castida Jinozonte
16 Puerte Alles C. Alles Jinozonte
17 Puerte Sunchaco Ave. Sunchaco Sicero-Izaran
18 Puerte Baqueras Ave. Baqueras Sicero-Izaran
19 Puerte Cartaral C. Cartaral Sicero-Izaran
20 Puerte Corquista Ave. Corquista Sicero-Izaran
21 Puerte Doco C. Doco Bagalipe
22 Intercampio Bagalipe Bagalipe Bypass Bagalipe
23 Puerte Salahuapi C. Salahuapi Nincaral
24 Puerte Lahuachani C. Laguachani Nincaral
25 Puerte Ibigança C. Ibigança Tamento
26 Puerte del Presidenta Ave. d. Presidenta Tamento
27 Puerte Zoológico C. d. Zoologico Entertainment District
28 Puerte del Hospital C. d. Hospital University District
29 Intercambio C1 Oeste C1 University District
30 Puerte del Letras C. d. Letras University District
31 Puerte Gralán C. Gralán Albaño
32 Puerte Dorada C. Dorada Albaño
33 Puerte Pregem Ave. Pregem Albaño
34 Puerte San Isiretes C. San Isiretes Bocabona
35 Puerte del Arsenal Ave. d. Arsenal Military Sector

Statistics

  • Traffic in 1716 AN coinsisted of:
  • Average trip length: 16 km (10 mi)
  • Average speed on working days (7:00 am-9:00 pm) 55 km/h (34.4 mph)
  • Total jams time (1716 AN): 596 hours

See also