A network of 8 new expressways will be laid in UP, the picture of 30 districts will change, there will be direct connectivity with MP also.

Lucknow. To give new speed to the wheels of development in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi government has prepared the biggest expressway master plan so far. Not one or two in the state, but 8 new expressways Construction has been approved, work on some of which has already started. This huge network of expressways is close to the state. 30 districts Will connect Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh directly.

The construction of these expressways will not only make travel fast and comfortable, but will also create new opportunities for business, industry and employment. Let us know about these 8 ambitious projects.

1. Chitrakoot and Banda Link Expressway

This 120 km long expressway will directly connect the religious city Chitrakoot to Varanasi and Banda. With its construction, the connectivity of Chitrakoot Dham will improve manifold. The government aims to complete it by 2026, although land acquisition work is still pending.

2. Jalaun-Bundelkhand Link Expressway

To further accelerate the development of Bundelkhand region, this 115 km long 4-lane expressway will be constructed, which can be expanded to 6-lane in future. It will connect Jalaun directly to Bundelkhand Expressway. For this, land of 63 villages will be acquired.

3. Vindhya Expressway

This will be one of the longest expressways in the state, whose total length will be 320 kilometers Will happen. This 6-lane expressway, to be built at a huge cost of Rs 23,000 crore, will start from Prayagraj and reach Sonbhadra via Mirzapur, Varanasi and Chandauli. It will also be connected to Purvanchal and Ganga Expressway, which will provide connectivity of UP to Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Its target is to be completed by 2028.

4. Vindhya-Purvanchal Link Expressway

This 6-lane expressway, approximately 100 kilometers long, will connect Vindhya and Purvanchal regions. It will be built from Chandauli to Ghazipur, which will make travel in eastern UP very easy. About Rs 7000 crore will be spent on this.

5. Link connecting Agra-Lucknow Expressway to Ganga Expressway

This 90 kilometer long link will be built to connect the two largest expressways of UP. It will start from Kudrail (Agra-Lucknow Expressway) near Etawah and connect to Ganga Expressway at Hardoi. Work on this project costing Rs 7500 crore can start by the end of the year.

6. Jewar Airport Link Expressway

This is one of the dream projects of UP. This link expressway will directly connect the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida to the Jewar Airport, making it very easy to reach the airport. Besides, there is a plan to connect Yamuna Expressway with Ganga Expressway through this.

7. Meerut-Haridwar Link Expressway

This new link expressway will be built to connect Western UP with Uttarakhand. The expressway has already been built from Ghaziabad to Meerut, now it will be extended further to Haridwar directly. It will also be linked to the Ganga Expressway in Meerut, which will provide direct connectivity to Haridwar from eastern Uttar Pradesh.

8. Chitrakoot-Rewa Link Expressway (UP-MP Connectivity)

This 70 km long 4-lane expressway will directly connect Uttar Pradesh with Madhya Pradesh. It will start from Chitrakoot and go to Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. It will also be connected to the Bundelkhand Expressway, giving eastern and western UP direct access to Madhya Pradesh. The target is to complete it by 2028.