Gorakhpur Link Expressway Route & Map

Gorakhpur Link Expressway is a link to many new expressways that have seen daylight as the Purvanchal Expressway, Ganga Expressway, and Noida- Greater Noida Expressway boosting connectivity to all regions within and outside UP. The development though certainly was not seen as part of the Congress regime. The new India under the leadership of Sriman Adityanath Yogi has come up with development as the only way to uplift the poor masses and give them new energy to see themselves into a better lifestyle. The rural economy has seen a boost in the past few years and connectivity is the key.

Is this a change in heart symptom for people who wish to create a UP that understands the value of money? It has a temple for the person who becomes King Sri Ram but leaves all for his father’s wish. Now The CM from BJP as representative for the state has come up with many pilot projects. The state stands tall without dividing into dirty politics of religion and caste which were key features for many regional parties in this region.

Gorakhpur is a city that has changed the UP power and politics for the first time by a man who has the status of Yogi. He could have easily chosen the role of a Dharmacharya as he used to study in Gurukul but took to active politics. The man is on a mission to change the politics of UP and remove the fear of goons. He has given UP police an open hand to control the develops the state infrastructure as a breakthrough. The cities of UP which were under heavy threat of gangsters have changed into economically developing regions.

A milestone project that is a total of 91.352 Km long and is connectivity that touches major cities of UP. The cultural and commercial belt from Azamgarh to Gorakhpur, UP Govt by BJP puts all for development. It comes with constructing a link expressway for two cities that foster trade and commerce to become a major hub for economic and political activity. Gorakhpur Link expressway is complete with up to 62% of the work being done. It comes as a controlled expressway that gives total access with CCTV surveillance and constant monitoring of vehicles that ply on it. An access control expressway to make sure with minimizing danger of accidents makes life easier for people to get smooth movement of vehicles. Although with the hindrance of fog, things do not get as smooth during winters.

The Gorakhpur – Azamgarh link expressway is not operational but is expected to open by the end of 2024. It has been completed by 98% and comes with a main carriageway to be completed by July 2024.

It is about to open for vehicular traffic by Nov 2024.

It is 91.352 km long a 4-lane expressway.

The boost of connectivity with a faster route to Azamgarh & Gorakhpur.

It further improves connectivity from Agra to Delhi.

Commerce, tourism and agriculture sectors see huge growth with connectivity by the Gorakhpur – Azamgarh link Expressway as part of it. 

Travel time is reduced by up to 5 hours. 

2019 was the year with land survey and acquisition were done for the project. 

CM Adityanath Yogi approved this project in 2018.

The project is with an estimated expenditure of Rs 5,876. 67 Crore.

4 lane-wide Expressway is expanding up to 6 lanes.   

Gorakhpur Link Expressway connects on NH-27 at Jaitpur Village.

Purvanchal Expressway is connected by this link road at Salarpur. 

Four major districts that boost connectivity by this expressway are Gorakhpur and Azamgarh. Further cities that get a boost in connectivity are Ambedkarnagar and Sri Sant Kabir Nagar.

The famous Ghagra River has a bridge to connect the Gorakhpur Link Expressway.

It will connect Varanasi through a separate road which gives another milestone achievement.

A 48.317 km that creates Phase 1 of development from Jaitpur to Fulwariya at Ambedkar Nagar.

A shorter but strategic development as Phase 2 for Ambedkar Nagar, Fulwariya with Salarpur in Azamgarh.

It is a project offering a right of way up to 110 meters long.

This expressway gets 10.2021 environmental approval with the Department of Forest giving NOC.

It has 2 toll plazas, three ramp plazas, twenty-seven minor bridges, and 50 vehicular underpasses. 

Furthermore, it has sixteen vehicular underpasses, pedestrian too gets 30 underpasses.

With 98% of the work completed by 30th October 2024, the project is near completion.

100% work complete with clearing, and grubbing.

Soil work was completed up to 100%.

337 Total number of structures complete out of 343. 

The state government led by BJP is clearing funds up to Rs 200 Crore to build an industrial corridor on both sides of the Expressway.

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UPEIDA is the project owner.

The project gives a boost to economic activity that includes real estate in this region. 

It comes as the fifth expressway after the completion of a huge number of expressways. 

It gives smooth traffic movements and connects most of UP creating the state’s overall growth.

It attracts investors and drives huge infrastructure developments.

It will establish a new industry set up for dairy farming, handloom, food processing, and storage.