Purvanchal Expressway: Now reach Lucknow from Ghazipur in 3 hours, Delhi will be more closer now, know the route map and Toll Amount

All you need to know about Purvanchal expressway project and updated status

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country's longest Purvanchal Expressway on 16 November. For this, preparations have started at the government-administration level. The 354 km long Purvanchal Expressway is currently being built between Ghazipur and Lucknow, but Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given instructions to extend it till Ballia.

 

At present, Purvanchal Expressway is the longest expressway in the country, which is now ready and will pass through 10 districts of UP. It will pass through 9 districts of Uttar Pradesh namely Lucknow, Sultanpur, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Barabanki, Amethi, Mau and Ghazipur. It will be extended up to Ballia. After the start of Purvanchal Expressway, about 10 lakh people of 10 districts will be directly benefited. Mandis and industries will also be set up along the expressway. This is expected to create thousands of jobs.

 

Purvanchal Expressway will connect Chandsarai in district Lucknow to Hydaria in Ghazipur district. In addition, the expressway will also be connected to Varanasi through a separate link road. In addition, it will also connect to the national capital through the 165 km long Agra-Greater Noida Yamuna Expressway and the 302 km long Agra-Lucknow Expressway. The construction of this expressway is expected to provide many benefits along with saving time and fuel, reduction in accidents.

 

Also, the travel time is expected to be reduced by five hours.

 

In future, Purvanchal Expressway can be expanded to 8 lanes. Presently the expressway is of 6 lanes. Not only this, after connecting with Agra-Lucknow Expressway, Purvanchal Expressway will become a huge industrial corridor. It will connect eastern Uttar Pradesh with the western border, which is expected to result in overall development of the state.

 

It is expected that after the commencement of this expressway, 6 lakh passenger and goods vehicles will pass daily. With the help of this, the distance from Ghazipur to the state capital Lucknow will be covered in just three and a half hours. Presently it takes about 8 hours to cover this distance. Not only this, the road from Ghazipur to Delhi will also become easy. The distance to Delhi will be covered in just 10 hours.