The Sofia ring road (Bulgarian: Софийски околовръстен път, Sofíyski okolovrásten pat), also called in Bulgarian Okolovrástnoto shosé (Околовръстното шосе, The ring chaussée), often shortened to just Okolovrástnoto (Околовръстното, literally The ring [chaussée]) is an important thoroughfare surrounding Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The ring road is around 60 km long and has recently been upgraded on several sections, with plans to further improve it on the remaining sections.