| Ganga Expressway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) | |
| Length | 594 km (369 mi) |
| Existed | December 2024 (expected)[1]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Bijauli village, Meerut district |
| East end | Judapur Dandu village, Prayagraj district |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| Major cities | Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Bilgram, Madhoganj, Mallawan, Bangarmau,Safipur, Unnao, Raebareli, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj |
| Highway system | |
Ganga Expressway is an under-construction, 594 km (369 mi) long, 6-lane (expandable to 8) wide greenfield expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. 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, while Phase-2 will see the extension of both sides of the expressway: from Prayagraj to Ballia and from Meerut to Haridwar. 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.[2] The expressway is expected to be completed by December 2024.[3]
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.[4][5] 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.[6][7]
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- ^ "PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of Ganga Expressway project: Here are key features". The Indian Express. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Adani & IRB Win Ganga Expressway's Construction Work". The Metro Rail Guy. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chatterjee, Debjani (29 January 2019). "Ganga Expressway - World's Longest - To Be Built Announces Yogi Adityanath". NDTV. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ 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.