Ganga Expressway

Ganga Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA)
Length1,047 km (651 mi)
ExistedDecember 2024 (expected)[1]–present
Major junctions
West endBijauli village, Meerut district
East endJudapur Dandu village, Prayagraj district
Section 1
Major intersectionsMeerut, Kanpur and Prayagraj
Section 2
Major intersectionsHaridwar, Varanasi and Ballia
Location
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
Major citiesMeerut, Hapur, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Kanpur, Raebareli, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ballia.
Highway system
State Highways in Uttar Pradesh
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Ganga Expressway is an under-construction, 1,047 km (651 mi) long, of which 594 km (369 mi) has been approved, 6-lane (easily wdienable to 8) wide greenfield expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is being constructed in two phases. Phase-1 will connect Bijauli village on NH-334 in Meerut district with Judapur Dandu village on NH-19 in Prayagraj district via Sarai Katiyan village on NH-27 in Kanpur, while Phase-2 will see the extension of both sides of the expressway: from Prayagraj to Ballia and from Meerut to Haridwar.[3]

After the completion of both phases, Kanpur will serve as a major node for economic and industrial activity, as it will be the central point of the expressway, with many projects planned in the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and Awadh Expressway region.[4]

It is being implemented by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) on the Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) Model.

The foundation stone of the expressway was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18 December 2021, in Shahjahanpur.[5] The expressway is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.[6][7]

The construction work from Meerut to Prayagraj has been divided into 12 packages. Packages 1 to 3 will be constructed and maintained by IRB Infrastructure, while Packages 4 to 12 by Adani Enterprises.[8][9] The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, led by Yogi Adityanath met at Prayagraj, the venue of the Kumbh Mela, and cleared the decks to construct Ganga Expressway on 29 January 2019.[10][11]

  1. ^ "Ganga Expressway to be ready before Mahakumnbh 2025 : CM Yogi". The Lucknow Tribune. 16 February 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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  3. ^ "Ganga Expressway: All you need to know". The Times of India. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ Srivastava, Shweta (10 September 2024). "Awadh Expressway Routes Details: लखनऊ में नया एक्सप्रेसवे बनने की तैयारी तेज़, जानिए क्यों होगा ये इतना ख़ास". News Track (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ "PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of Ganga Expressway project: Here are key features". The Indian Express. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ^ Rawat, Virendra Singh (9 June 2023). "Ganga expressway in UP likely to open for the public before schedule". Business Times. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Ganga Expressway to be ready before Mahakumnbh 2025 : CM Yogi". The Lucknow Tribune. 16 February 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Adani & IRB Win Ganga Expressway's Construction Work". The Metro Rail Guy. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  9. ^ Shah, Pankaj (3 December 2021). "adani: Uttar Pradesh: Ganga expressway to be built by Adani Group, IRB Infrastructure". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. ^ Chatterjee, Debjani (29 January 2019). "Ganga Expressway - World's Longest - To Be Built Announces Yogi Adityanath". NDTV. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  11. ^ Jainani, Deepak (13 July 2020). "Ganga expressway: India's second-largest expressway in Uttar Pradesh to be ready by this year". Financial Express. Retrieved 28 April 2022.