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Purvanchal Expressway[1] is a 340.8 km long, 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) access-controlled expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[2][3] The expressway connects Chand Saray village near Gosainganj in Lucknow district with Haydaria village on NH-31 in Ghazipur district. It is developed by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA). The Purvanchal Expressway has a 3.2 km long airstrip at Akhalkiri Karwat village near Kurebhar in Sultanpur district for emergency landing of aircraft.[4] The construction work was started by the UPEIDA on 10 October 2018 and was inaugurated and opened to the public on 16 November 2021.[5][6]
| Purvanchal Expressway | |
|---|---|
 Purvanchal Expressway in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) | |
| Length | 211.8 mi (340.9 km) |
| Existed | 16 November 2021–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Chand Saray village, Lucknow district |
| East end | Haydaria village, NH-31, Ghazipur district |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Highway system | |
| State Highways in Uttar Pradesh | |
The project was announced and laid down by the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav as Lucknow-Azamgarh-Ballia Samajwadi Purvanchal Expressway in May 2015.[7][8] Later, route was changed to Lucknow-Azamgarh-Ghazipur by the Yogi Adityanath government, and upon acquisition of around 95% of required land, foundation stone of Purvanchal Expressway was laid on 14 July 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[9][10][11][12][13][14] With a total project value of ₹22,494 crore, including the land acquisition cost, the Expressway was India's longest expressway at the time of completion.[15][16]
The expressway is to be linked with Varanasi–Azamgarh highway through a separate link road. UPEIDA is also constructing the Gorakhpur Link Expressway, which will connect Jaitpur village in Gorakhpur district with Purvanchal Expressway at Salarpur village in Azamgarh district. Upon the completion of 17 km long, 4-lane wide Buxar–Ghazipur Elevated Road (Bharauli near Buxar to Haydaria in Ghazipur), Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh will be directly connected to Buxar, Arrah and Patna in Bihar by Purvanchal Expressway and NH-922.[17][18]
5 industrial corridors will be set up alongside Purvanchal Expressway. As on Nov., 2023, the land has been identified and process for bainama is underway. In Ghazipur district, 25% bainama of land has been done till May, 2024.
The Purvanchal Expressway connects Chand Saray village near Gosainganj in Lucknow district with Haydaria village on Mohammadabad–Buxar highway (NH-31) in Ghazipur district. It passes through 9 districts of Uttar Pradesh i.e. (from west to east) Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur.
The following entry/exit points are present in the expressway:[19]
| Chainage | Intersecting Road No | Details of the Intersecting Road | Project Structure |
|---|---|---|---|
| -0+270 | NH 56 (NH731) | National Highway NH56/731 | Trumpet Interchange |
| 36+870 | SH 13 | Haidergarh - Barabanki Road | Slip Roads with toll booth |
| 58+380 | SH 31 | Inhauna - Rudauli Road | Slip Roads with toll booth |
| 81+900 | SH 15 | Raebareli - Faizabad Road | Interchange with Toll Plaza |
| 121+860 | SH 9 | Sultanpur - Faizabad Road | Interchange with Toll Plaza |
| 138+150 | NH 232 (NH-128) | Sultanpur - Akbarpur Road | Interchange with Toll Plaza |
| 161 | MDR 113E | Akbarpur - Dostpur Road | slip Roads with Toll booth |
| 182+360 | SH 5 | Akbarpur - Jaunpur Road | Slip Roads with toll booth |
| 191 | TRUMPET INTERCHANGE | Gorakhpur Link Expressway | ENTRY AND EXIT POINT |
| 203 | SH 124 | AHIRAULA-BUDHANPUR ROAD | SLIPS ROAD WITH TOLL BOOTH |
| 234+650 | NH 233 (NH-28) | Azamgarh - Tanda Road | Interchange with Toll Plaza |
| 253+850 | SH 34 | Azamgarh - Mau Road | Slip Roads with toll booth |
| 294+200 | SH 34 | Mau - Ghazipur Road | Interchange with Toll Plaza |
| 329+500 | Ballia Link | Ballia Link Road (future) | Slip Roads with toll booth |
| 340+500 | NH 19 (NH-31) | National Highway Road NH19 | Trumpet Interchange |
The UPEIDA divided the construction work of 340.8 km long Purvanchal Expressway into 8 packages, which were awarded to 5 different contractors.[20] The design work was done by Egis India Consulting Engineers (Package 1 to 4) and Ayesa India (Package 5 to 8).
22 Flyovers, 7 Railway-over-bridges (ROB), 7 major bridges, 114 minor bridges, 6 Toll Plazas, 45 vehicular-underpasses (VUP), 139 Light VUP, 87 pedestrian underpass and 525 Box culverts has been constructed.[21] Total construction cost (excluding the cost of Land) is around ₹11,216 crores.
Following is the list of contractors:
| Sr. No. | Package | Length in km | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chand Saray (Lucknow)–Sansara (Barabanki) | 40.4 | Gayatri Projects[22] |
| 2. | Sansara (Barabanki)–Jarai Kalan (Amethi) | 39.7 | Gayatri Projects |
| 3. | Jarai Kalan (Amethi)–Siddhi Ganeshpur (Sultanpur) | 41.7 | Apco Infratech |
| 4. | Siddhi Ganeshpur (Sultanpur)–Sansarpur (Sultanpur) | 42.7 | GR Infraprojects |
| 5. | Sansarpur (Sultanpur)–Govindpur (Azamgarh) | 54.0 | PNC Infratech[23] |
| 6. | Govindpur (Azamgarh)–Mojrapur (Azamgarh) | 28.2 | PNC Infratech |
| 7. | Mojrapur (Azamgarh)–Bijaura (Ghazipur) | 46.0 | GR Infraprojects |
| 8. | Bijaura (Ghazipur)–Haydaria (Ghazipur) | 48.0 | Oriental Structural Engineers |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the inauguration site in the C-130 Hercules and later touch and go exercise was also performed on the expressway by the Indian Air Force (IAF).[24][25] Indian Air Force fighter jets performed the 'touch and go' operation, under which 30 fighter planes touched the Purvanchal expressway airstrip and then took off. Fighter jets including Mirage 2000, AN-32, Jaguar, and Sukhoi performed touch and go operations and showcased a landing on the expressway. The Indian aircraft showcased tricolor in the sky.[26]
The Purvanchal Expressway is a part of Government of Uttar Pradesh's initiative to connect Lucknow with Ghazipur in order to improve transportation facilities and trade & commerce activities in East UP and Bihar.[27][28] Upon the completion of 4-lane wide Buxar–Ghazipur Elevated Road (Bharauli near Buxar to Haydaria in Ghazipur), people can also travel from New Delhi to Patna in Bihar via Agra and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh by using following route:
| Sr. No. | Name of Road | from | to | Distance in km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DND Flyway | New Delhi | Noida | 6.0 |
| 2 | Noida–Greater Noida Expressway | Noida | Greater Noida | 24.5 |
| 3 | Yamuna Expressway | Greater Noida | Agra | 165.5 |
| 4 | Agra Ring Road | Kuberpur (Agra) | Hingot Kheria (Agra) | ~10 |
| 5 | Agra–Lucknow Expressway | Agra | Lucknow | 302.2 |
| 6 | Lucknow Ring Road | Sarosa Bharosa (Lucknow) | Chand Saray (Lucknow) | 40 |
| 7 | Purvanchal Expressway | Lucknow | Ghazipur | 340.8 |
| 8 | Ghazipur–Buxar Elevated Road | Ghazipur | Buxar | 17.0 |
| 9 | Buxar–Arrah–Patna (NH-922) | Buxar | Patna | 125.0 |
Note: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced on 28 August 2021 that the Government of India will construct Ghazipur–Arrah–Patna Expressway at an event in Arrah, Bihar.[29][30]
The first seasonal rains in October 2022 caused wide stretches of road caving deep in, some extending to even 15 feet deep. Accidents were reported at several places, with multiple injuries and damage to numerous cars garnering significant coverage in media. The much proclaimed dream project of Yogi Adityanath, built over a whopping 22000 crore expense by the Yogi government and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2021, faced subsequent backlash and criticism for the alleged irregularities and corruption in construction of the expressway which couldn't withstand the first few hours of rain within a year following its inauguration.[59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66]
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