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Gorakhpur Link Expressway


Gorakhpur Link Expressway is an under-construction 91 km long, 4-lane wide (expandable to 6) expressway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It will connect Jaitpur village in Gorakhpur district with Salarpur village on Purvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh district.[1] Salarpur village is situated between Dostpur and Nizamabad.

Gorakhpur Link Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA)
Length91.352 km (56.764 mi)
ExistedMarch 2022 (expected)–present
Major junctions
North endJaitpur village, Gorakhpur district
South endSalarpur village, Azamgarh district
Highway system

It was launched in 2018 by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and land acquisition was started in February 2019 by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[2] The total project value of Gorakhpur Link Expressway, including the land acquisition cost is around ₹ 5,876 crores.[1][3]

RouteEdit

The Gorakhpur Link Expressway will connect Jaitpur village on Gorakhpur Bypass in Gorakhpur district with Salarpur village (south of Jalalpur) on Purvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh district.[1] It will pass through 4 districts of Uttar Pradesh i.e. Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar and Azamgarh.

ConstructionEdit

The construction cost (excluding the cost of Land) is around ₹3,024 crores. Around 1,095 hectares (2,710 acres) of land will be acquired for this project.[4][5] 2 Toll Plaza, 3 ramp plaza, 7 Flyovers, 7 major bridges, 27 minor bridges, 16 vehicular-underpasses (VUP), 50 Light VUP and 35 pedestrian underpasses will also be constructed.

The construction work of the 91.352 km long Gorakhpur Link Expressway is divided into 2 packages:

Sr. No Package Length in km Contractor
1. Jaitpur (Gorakhpur)–Fulwariya (Ambedkar Nagar) 48.317 Apco Infratech
2. Fulwariya (Ambedkar Nagar)–Salarpur (Azamgarh) 43.035 Dilip Buildcon[6]

Status updatesEdit

  • Feb 2019: Land acquisition work started by Government of Uttar Pradesh.[2]
  • Oct 2019: 50% of the required land has been acquired. Construction work is divided in 2 packages.[7]
  • Nov 2019: Dilip Buildcon Ltd receives Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for Package-2 on 29 November 2019.
  • Feb 2020: Construction work started on 10 February for Package-1 by Apco Infratech.
  • Apr 2020: Road construction work resumed.[8]
  • Jun 2020: Construction work started on 19 June for Package-2 by Dilip Buildcon.[9]
  • Mar 2021: 1,044 out of 1,095 Hectares (95.36%) of required land has been acquired till 30 March.
  • Jun 2021: 24% of construction work and 50% of earthwork is completed as of 28 June.[10]
  • Aug 2021: 27.4% of construction work completed as of 16 August, 2021.[11]
  • Nov 2021: 29% of construction work completed as of 8 November, 2021.[12]
  • As of 23 Nov 2021, 50% of the earthwork and 30% of construction work has been completed.[13]

See alsoEdit

External linksEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About Gorakhpur Link Expressway project". UPEIDA. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Gorakhpur Link Expressway". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Gorakhpur Link Expressway: faster connectivity from Lucknow, Agra and Delhi with 91 km long expressway". Financial Express. 22 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Consortium of banks sanctions Rs 250 crore for Gorakhpur Link e-way". The Pioneer.
  5. ↑ "UP approves Rs 454 crore more for 2 highways totaling Rs 20,000 crore". Business Standard.
  6. ↑ "Dilip Buildcon Ltd receives LoA for Gorakhpur Link Expressway project". Business Standard. 30 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "UP picks 4 developers for two expressway projects worth Rs 20,000 crore". Business Standard.
  8. ↑ "UP: Work resumes on key Expressways". Times of India.
  9. ↑ "274 crore released for Gorakhpur link expressway by UPEIDA". Amar Ujala.
  10. ↑ "Progress report of Gorakhpur Link Expressway (June 2021)" (PDF). UPEIDA. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Progress report of Gorakhpur Link Expressway (August 2021)" (PDF). UPEIDA. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Progress report of Gorakhpur Link Expressway (8 November 2021)" (PDF). UPEIDA. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Progress report of Gorakhpur Link Expressway (23 November 2021)" (PDF). upeida. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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