Bundelkhand Expressway
Bundelkhand Expressway | |
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Bundelkhand Expressway.png | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) | |
Length | 296.07 km (183.97 mi) |
Existed | 16 July 2022[1]–present |
Major junctions | |
North end | Kudrail village, Etawah district |
South end | Gonda village, Chitrakoot district |
Standort | |
Land | Indien |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Highway system | |
State Highways in Uttar Pradesh |
Bundelkhand Expressway is a 296 km long, 4-lane wide (expandable to 6) under-construction access-controlled expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It will connect Gonda village on NH-35 in Chitrakoot district with Kudrail village on Agra–Lucknow Expressway in Etawah district.[3] Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid down the foundation stone of Bundelkhand Expressway on 29 February 2020 in Gonda village, Chitrakoot.[4] The expressway will boost tourism to Chitrakoot Dham.
The project was launched in April 2017 by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath.[5] It is being developed by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) with a total project value of ₹14,716 crores, including the land acquisition cost.[6]
Route
Bundelkhand Expressway will connect Kudrail village on Agra–Lucknow Expressway in Etawah district with Gonda village on NH-35 in Chitrakoot district. It will pass through 7 districts of Uttar Pradesh i.e. (from north to south) Etawah, Auraiya, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda and Chitrakoot.[7]
Following is the route of the expressway from Kudrail village (Etawah) to Chitrakoot Dham:
- east of Bharthana
- west of Achalda
- west of Phaphund
- west of Auraiya
- west of Kuthond
- west of Jalaun
- south-west of Orai
- north of Rath
- north of Banda
- north-east of Atarra
Bauwesen
The construction work of 296 km long Bundelkhand Expressway is divided into 6 packages and awarded to 4 different contractors. Total 4 Railway-over-bridges (ROB), 14 major bridges, 268 minor bridges, 18 flyovers, 6 Toll Plazas, 7 Ramp Plazas and 214 underpasses will be constructed on this expressway.[8] Its construction cost is around ₹7,766 crores (excluding the cost of Land). The list of contractors is as follows:[9]
Sr. No | Package | Length in km | Contractor |
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1. | Gonda (Chitrakoot)–Mahokhar (Banda) | 50.5 | Apco Infratech |
2. | Mahokhar (Banda)–Kaohari (Mahoba) | 50.3 | Apco Infratech |
3. | Kaohari (Mahoba)–Baroli Kharka (Hamirpur) | 49.0 | Ashoka Buildcon[10][11] |
4. | Baroli Kharka (Hamirpur)–Salabad (Jalaun) | 51.0 | Gawar Construction |
5. | Salabad (Jalaun)–Bakhariya (Auraiya) | 50.0 | Gawar Construction |
6. | Bakhariya (Auraiya)–Kudrail (Etawah) | 45.3 | Dilip Buildcon[12] |
Status updates
- April 2017: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath announces plan to build Bundelkhand Expressway.[13]
- Aug 2017: Plan announced to connect upcoming Bundelkhand Expressway to Agra–Lucknow Expressway via Bateshwar.[14]
- Nov 2017: Work related to route survey is started, which will be followed by preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR).[15]
- Jun 2018: Due to lack of funds, Uttar Pradesh government requests the Government of India to build Bundelkhand Expressway.[16]
- Nov 2018: Government of Uttar Pradesh releases ₹ 640 crores for land acquisition.[17]
- Dec 2018: Land acquisition started. The plan is to complete land acquisition in 2 months. Construction work to begin after 80% of the required land is acquired.[18]
- Feb 2019: DPR prepared and 27% of required land has been acquired.[6]
- May 2019: 60% of required land has been acquired. Bidding process to start after Lok Sabha Model Code of Conduct.[19]
- Jun 2019: 79% of required land has been acquired.[20]
- July 2019: ₹ 1,150 crore budget booster for Bundelkhand Expressway.[21]
- Aug 2019: 90% of required land has been acquired. Construction work to start in October 2019.[22]
- Oct 2019: Construction work of the expressway is divided into 6 packages. The government of Uttar Pradesh shortlisted 4 private firms for developing the expressway.[23]
- Jan 2020: The construction work of all 6 packages started by contractors. Pace of construction work going slow in Mahoba district.[24]
- Feb 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the expressway on 29 February 2020 in Chitrakoot.[25] 95% land is acquired, 2% of soil work completed.[26]
- Apr 2020: Road construction work which was halted due to COVID-19, resumes in 3 out of 6 packages.[27]
- Jun 2020: The expressway will pass through 182 villages across 7 districts. 3,483 out of 3,654 hectares (95.32%) of required land has been acquired till 15 June.[28]
- Aug 2020: 14% of construction work completed ahead of schedule.[29]
- May 2021: 90% of the earthworks and 60% of construction work completed. 581 out of total 818 structures completed as of 31 May.[30][31]
- Aug 2021: 71% of construction work and 704 out of total 880 structures completed as of 31 August.[32]
- Sep 2021: The expressway's section from Etawah to Jalaun is almost completed, and is expected to become operational by December 2021.[33]
- Oct 2021: Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) completes over 73% of construction work of the expressway.[34]
- Jan 2022: 100% of earthwork and 820 structures out of 881 structures are completed, overall 83.30% of construction work of the expressway has been completed.[35]
- April 2022: 92.58% of construction work and 866 out of 881 structures has been completed.[36][37]
- May 2022: Over 94% of construction work has been completed.[38]
- June 2022: Over 96% of construction work has been completed, and the inauguration date is now scheduled to the second week of July.[39]
- July 2022: Over 98% of construction work has been completed, and the inauguration date is confirmed on 16 July.[40][41]
See also
- Expressways in India
- Purvanchal Expressway
- Gorakhpur Link Expressway
- Ganga Expressway
- Yamuna Expressway
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