[ruzbehxyz]

With the current expressways and the ones announced, Uttar Pradesh is the state in India with the maximum number of expressways.

The Yamuna and the Agra-Lucknow Expressway are already complete, while the Purvanchal, Ganga, Bundelkhand and the Gorakpur link expressway are still under construction.

The best part is the planning, linking all expressways, so as to have a seemless traveling experience. This boosts everything including tourism.





Some details of the expressways can be read here: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/stree...ays-india.html (The underrated size & quality of upcoming expressways in India)


Let's look at the details of the different expressways in Uttar Pradesh.



1) The Yamuna Expressway / Taj Expressway.

Status: Completed.

From: Agra. To: Greater Noida.

Distance: 165 kms.

Total lanes: 3 + 3 = 6 (extendable to 8).

Total Cost of Project : Approx. 13,000 crores.

Opened on: 09th Aug. 2012.

Description: The Expressway cuts in half the travel time from New Delhi to Agra, the city that is home to India’s top tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal. Apart from providing a fast travel corridor between New Delhi and Agra, the Expressway opens up avenue for industrial and urban development of the region. The Yamuna Expressway corridor is bound to have huge impact on the economic and industrial growth not only of Uttar Pradesh but adjoining states e.g. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana in the coming years.

Government website: http://yamunaexpresswayauthority.com/

In a first for military aviation in India, Indian Air Force on May 21, 2015 successfully landed a French Dassault Mirage-2000 on the Yamuna Expressway near Raya village, Mathura, at about 6.40 am. The drill was part of more elaborate trials to see how many other highways can be used for emergency landing of defence aircraft. This first ever road landing by the IAF came close to another test landing by two Mirage-2000 aircraft on an airstrip in Akhilesh Yadav's Saifai village in Etawah.[1] The Uttar Pradesh government had given a green signal on May 11 to convert a 3 km stretch of the upcoming Agra-Lucknow Expressway into a full-fledged road runway to the air force. Just as the Saifai landings, the IAF kept the operation secret and only took the authorities concerned on board. The IAF had prohibited all kinds of photography—still or video and deployed its photographers and videographers. The Central Air Command, in a meeting with former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, had made a formal presentation to the state government about converting a 3 km straight stretch of the Agra-Lucknow expressway into India's first road runway.

Source: Wikipedia.



Dedicated thread on Tbhp: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route...xpressway.html (The Yamuna Expressway!)


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2) Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

Status: Completed.

From: Agra. To: Lucknow.

Distance: 302 kms.

Total lanes: 3 + 3 = 6 (extendable to 8).

Total Cost of Project : Rs.11526.73 crores (excluding cost of land).

Work commenced: Jan. 2015.

Opened on: 21st Nov. 2016.

Description: The expressway starts at Agra inner ring road, passes through Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etawah, Auraiya, Kannauj, Kanpur Nagar, Hardoi, Unnao distt. and ends on SH-40 in Lucknow. It has facilitated a high-speed corridor, connecting state capital Lucknow to Agra in western Uttar Pradesh and further to the National Capital, New Delhi through Yamuna Expressway. The travel time between Agra and Lucknow has reduced considerably to 03 hrs and further to New Delhi via Yamuna Expressway to 5 ½ hrs. The reduction in travel time has resulted in substantial saving in consumption of fuel and reduction in carbon footprint. Interchanges for exit/entry into expressway have been provided at crossing with major roads.
UPEIDA has deployed 15 Innovas with 120 ex-servicemen for round the clock patrolling of expressway and providing help to accident victims. In addition to this, the police department has also deployed 27 Dial-112 Vans for patrolling of expressway. 04 Ambulances have been deployed by UPEIDA for help to accident victims. The toll collection agency has additionally deployed 10 patrolling vehicles and 05 ambulances from their side. Thus, a total no. of 25 patrolling vehicles and 09 ambulances are deployed on Agra-Lucknow Expressway besides UP-112 vehicles.
For safety and security of traffic, the process for implementation of state of the art "Advanced Traffic Management System" is underway. In the first phase 152 Emergency call boxes (ECB) at every 04 Km, 50 CCTV cameras and 10 Speed & Number Plate Detection radar cameras under Automatic Number Plate Recognition System (ANPR) have been installed on the expressway.

Government website: http://upeida.in/en/page/agra-to-luc...led-expressway

https://youtu.be/zyZDPMTDVRY

Dedicated Tbhp thread: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route...xpressway.html (The Agra - Lucknow Expressway!)


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3) Purvanchal Expressway.

Status: Almost complete.

From: Lucknow. To: Ghazipur.

Distance: 341 kms.

Total lanes: 3 + 3 = 6 (extendable to 8).

Total Cost of Project : Rs.22,494.66 crores (including cost of land).

Work commenced: 2018.

Opened on: Expected soon, Jan. 2021.

Description: The expressway starts from village Chand Sarai, located at Lucknow-Sultanpur Road (NH-731), and ends near village Haidaria on National Highway No.-19, before 18 KM of UP-Bihar border, in district Ghazipur.
The proposed Purvanchal Expressway getting connected with existing Agra-Lucknow Expressway shall become a vast Industrial Corridor connecting Eastern boundary to Western boundary of the state which will result into overall development of the state.

Government website: http://upeida.in/en/page/the-purvanchal-expressway

https://youtu.be/uESxmREuyjs

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4) Bundelkhand Expressway.

Status: Announced in 2017. Under construction.

From: Bharatkoop. To: Kudrali.

Distance: 296 kms.

Total lanes: 2 + 2 = 4 (extendable to 6).

Total Cost of Project : Rs.14,849.09 crores (including cost of land).

Work commenced: 2020.

Opened on: Expected 2022.

Description: The expressway starts near Bharatkoop at Jhansi-Prayagraj National Highway Number-35 in district Chitrakoot and ends near village Kudrail in district Etawah on Agra-Lucknow expressway.
For Omni-directional development in the Bundelkhand area, especially in less developed districts like Chitrakoot, Banda, Hamirpur, and Jalaun the State Government has pledged to construct Bundelkhand Expressway. This expressway will link the Bundelkhand area from national capital Delhi through Agra-Lucknow expressway and Yamuna expressway as well as will play a vital role in the development of Bundelkhand area.

Government website: http://upeida.in/en/page/bundelkhand-expressway

https://youtu.be/25uV7sRLi5E

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5) Gorakhpur Link Expressway.

Status: Under construction. Land acquisition also in progress.

From: Salapur at Purvanchal Expressway. To: Jaitpur at Gorakhpur bypass.

Distance: 91 kms.

Total lanes: 2 + 2 = 4 (extendable to 6).

Total Cost of Project : Approx. Rs. 5876.67 crores (including Land cost).

Work commenced: 2019.

Opening: Expected 2022.

Description: The Expressway is an under construction 91-kilometre-long expressway and will connect Gorakhpur and Purvanchal Expressway. The Expressway will span through four Uttar Pradesh districts; Sant Kabir Nagar, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, and Azamgarh.

Government website: http://upeida.in/en/page/gorakhpur-expressway

https://youtu.be/hg24_pL3Qfg

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6) Ganga Expressway / Prayagraj Expressway.

Status: Proposed in 2019. Land acquisition in progress.

From: N.H. 334, in district Meerut. To: At Prayagraj bye pass of (N.H.-2) in district Prayagraj.

Distance: 594 kms.

Total lanes: 3 + 3 = 6 (extendable to 8).

Total Cost of Project : Approx. Rs.36,410 crores.

Work commenced: To begin in 2021.

Opening: Expected 2025.

Description: The Expressway will be built in two phases, Phase-1 which will pass through 13 districts namely, Meerut-Amroha-Bulandshahr-Budaun-Shahjahanpur-Kannauj-Unnao-Rae Bareli-Pratapgarh and end at Malawan Khurd village on Jhusi Sahson road in Prayagraj District. Phase-2 will consist of two spurs, one 110 km long section connecting Tigri (near Garhmukteshwar) to Uttar Pradesh Uttrakhand Border near Haridwar and second 314 km connecting Prayagraj to Ballia via Varanasi.

Government website: http://upeida.in/en/page/ganga-expressway

https://youtu.be/-B8joeEDCO8

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Note: Most of the information is taken from Government websites and there may be some difference in numbers as compared with other websites / videos.

[Altocumulus]

Apart from these there is also the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (135 kms with a 120km/hr speed limit) and the mini Noida - Greater Noida Expressway etc.

Just a little correction on the Purvanchal Expressway. The target completion date is sadly October 2021.

[ruzbehxyz]

Originally Posted by Altocumulus

Apart from these there is also the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (135 kms with a 120km/hr speed limit) and the mini Noida - Greater Noida Expressway etc.

Yes correct. Also the Delhi-Meerut Expressway touches part of UP.
So indeed, UP is the land of Expressways.

Just a little correction on the Purvanchal Expressway. The target completion date is sadly October 2021.

Thanks for the info. Hope it happens earlier.

[ruzbehxyz]

Update on the Ganga Expressway.

Land Survey For UP’s Longest Expressway begins.

Six bidders have expressed interest in the expressway project. Two of these are foreign bidders — one from South Korea and the other from Malaysia. The report adds that the state government is planning to build the expressway on Public Private Partnership model.

In a meeting on 12 December, officials discussed the construction of the expressway under the Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer mode.

Reports say the state government plans to lay the foundation stone for the project in June 2021, just months ahead of the 2022 assembly elections.

Source: https://swarajyamag.com/insta/ganga-...in-the-project

[ruzbehxyz]

The Delhi- Meerut Expressway has been opened for traffic from today, 01st April 2021. The long awaited Expressway will reduce the travel time between Meerut and Delhi to 45 minutes instead of over two and half hours taken currently.

The expressway connecting the two cities has become operational from today. In a tweet message, Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the government has fullfilled its promise of reducing travel time between Delhi to Meerut by completing the work of the Expressway.

The 96 km-long 14-lane expressway will reduce travel time between Meerut and Delhi to 45 minutes. The expressway will also reduce the travel time of commuters from Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Haridwar and Dehradun to Delhi.

The expressway has been constructed with over 8 thousand crore rupees and will also help in resolving the problem of congestion and pollution.

[jkrishnakj]

Quite envious, that’s how it looks for someone sitting at Bangalore.

Piqued my curiosity to check which other states are having such extensive expressway plans.

[ruzbehxyz]

The construction of the much-awaited Ganga Expressway, which will connect eastern and western parts of Uttar Pradesh, will commence in September 2021. The construction of the 1,020 Km-long expressway, which will be India's second-longest, is set to begin as the state government has acquired more than 80-90% of the land required for the project.

Source: https://www.timesnownews.com/busines...details/782015

[Ragavsr]

I really don't understand the idea behind building so many so called expressways and fixing the speed limit at 100 kmph. Ordinary 4 lane NHs down south pretty much have the same speeds usually and speed enforcement isn't that prominent.

I really doubt the volume of traffic is high to warrant such a network of expressways. It's not like those roads in UP have greater traffic than Chennai Bangalore routes or the Mysore - Bangalore route or your typical crowded highways in Kerala with high volume of vehicles. Ita just pure plain political favor.

Think of this, Chennai - Hyderabad doesn't even have a direct highway connecting both. Have to travel out of way to Vijayawada or take 2 lanes roads through Kadapa.

[darklord]

I thought all of these are UP state govt projects, since these are being developed by UPEIDA, not by NHAI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_...ment_Authority

[DicKy]

Originally Posted by Ragavsr

.....fixing the speed limit at 100 kmph. Ordinary 4 lane NHs down south pretty much have the same speeds usually and speed enforcement isn't that prominent.... really doubt the volume of traffic is high to warrant such a network of expressways......typical crowded highways in Kerala with high volume of vehicles. Ita just pure plain political favor.

Would agree on the low speed limits set for expressways, but C'mon!!!!

Please stop politicising even roads projects!!!

AFAIK, Tamil nadu had pretty much utilised the NHDP very well in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The Chennai-Bengaluru expressway would have started work if not for the protests. Not sure of the latest updates.

And regarding the crowded typical highways of Kerala. If leaders with vision had their way, the highways in Kerala would have been widened in the early 70s itself and Kerala would have got a pan-state expressway in the mid-2000s itself.

[Ragavsr]

Originally Posted by darklord

I thought all of these are UP state govt projects, since these are being developed by UPEIDA, not by NHAI.

Thanks for letting me know! I was not aware of this. I searched up on this topic and was surprised to find the UP Govt had funded the development of the project. I am surprised the NHAI had minimum to nil contribution to the project.

Originally Posted by DicKy

Please stop politicising even roads projects!!!

Big infra projects generally have an element of politics in them. I do not want to go into it further as it was a bit unwarranted in this case however.

[livelyyoungman]

Originally Posted by ruzbehxyz

With the current expressways and the ones announced, Uttar Pradesh is the state in India with the maximum number of expressways.

If implemented properly, it would serve as a big boost to UPs economy. One of the impoverished states of India and the biggest contributor to the Indian Parliament.

[ruzbehxyz]

Major works on the Purvanchal expressway completed. To be opened in August '21.

Providing a new route of travel between Lucknow and Ghazipur, Purvanchal Expressway is all set to strengthen road connectivity across the eastern regions of Uttar Pradesh. As per Avanish Awasthi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), 95% of the planned interventions have been materialised. Further, it is expected that the main carriageway would be made operational for the vehicles soon.

According to UPEIDA's Avanish Awasthi, it is anticipated that the expressway will be functional by the end of August. The officer has also examined and reviewed the works at the upcoming facility and asked officials to finish the remaining work as soon as possible. Orders have also been given to complete the river overbridges quickly so that the expressway can be commissioned soon.

Source: https://www.knocksense.com/lucknow/l...missioned-soon

[ruzbehxyz]

Government inaugurates Purvanchal expressway today 16th Nov. 2021., with an air show of the Indian Airforce.

Link: https://www.news18.com/news/india/pu...s-4447865.html

[condor]

Originally Posted by livelyyoungman

If implemented properly, it would serve as a big boost to UPs economy. t.

Major push for industrialization in UP. Highways are a necessity, along with freight corridors.