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| '''Allahabad Bypass Expressway''' is an {{convert|84.708|km|mi|abbr=on}} access controlled highway located in the district of Allahabad. It is the Asia's longest bypass in terms of length. The project is a section of National Highway 2 (NH 19 according to the new system). It forms the part of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]], under the Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi section of Delhi-Kolkata stretch. The primary purpose of construction was to reduce heavy traffic on the Grand Trunk Road through the city of Allahabad.
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| ==Construction==
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| The total work was divided into 3 contract packages. Construction of road from Km. 158 to 198 (except the Ganges Bridge) was taken up by the [[National Highways Authority of India]] with loan assistance from the [[World Bank]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=104231&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P073776|title= Allahabad Bypass Project|publisher=World Bank}}</ref> The project consisted of 2.608 km of 4-lane widening of the existing [[National Highway 2 (India)|NH-2]] and {{convert|82.1|km|mi|abbr=on}} of new construction. The Allahabad Bypass takes off from {{convert|158|km|mi|abbr=on}} of NH-2 (near Kokhraj), runs for {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} along the existing alignment and then for {{convert|82.10|km|mi|abbr=on}} along new bypass alignment, north of Allahabad city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhai.org/tender125.htm|title=Allahabad Bypass Project, Construction supervision services for road packages expressions of interest|publisher=The National Highways Authority of India|access-date=27 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613145005/http://nhai.org/tender125.htm|archive-date=13 June 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> It rejoins the existing alignment of NH-2 (near [[Handia, Uttar Pradesh|Handia]]) and runs another {{convert|0.608|km|mi|abbr=on}} to end at {{convert|242.708|km|mi|abbr=on}} (NH-2 stationing {{convert|245|km|mi|abbr=on}}). A nearly kilometer long bridge on Ganga was also constructed as a part of the project
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| ==Exits/Interchange==
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| The four-laned bypass expressway has 5 exits, including the 2 terminals, that continue as National Highway 2 towards Kanpur and Varanasi. From geographically West to East, the exits are:
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| * Kokhraj Terminal Exit: Continuing as NH-2 from Kanpur. Exits To Allahabad City/Bamrauli and Fatehpur/Kanpur.
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| * Lucknow Road Exit: Interchange for NH 24B. Exits to Allahabad City and Lucknow/Rai Barreli.
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| * Faizabad Road Exit: Interchange for NH 96. Exits to Allahabad City and Pratapgarh/Sultanpur/Faizabad.
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| * Gorakhpur Road Exit: Interchange for SH 7. Exits to Allahabad City and Jaunpur/Azamgarh/Gorakhpur.
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| * Handia Terminal Exit: Continues as NH-2 towards Varanasi. Exits To Allahabad City/Jhunsi and Varanasi/Bhadohi.
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| ==See also==
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| [[Expressways of India]]
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Transport in Allahabad district]]
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| [[Category:Expressways in Uttar Pradesh]]
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