New Expressways Approved | 13 Feb 2025

Why in News? 

The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the construction of 7 new expressways to facilitate road transport in the state .  

Key Points 

• About the Expressway: 
  • The Chief Minister has announced to invest Rs 50 thousand crores on this project.  
  • These 7 expressways will connect 56 districts of Uttar Pradesh between Lucknow and Delhi.  
  • The total length of these seven expressways will be 866 km which will be completed in the coming 2-3 years. 
  • This step will play an important role in the Uttar Pradesh government's mission to make the state's economy one trillion dollars. 
• Proposed 7 expressways: 
  • Chitrakoot Link Expressway: This 120 km long expressway will connect various districts of Bundelkhand. 
  • Jhansi Link Expressway:  Its length will be 100 km and through this the major districts of Bundelkhand will get direct connectivity with the expressway. 
  • Jewar Link Expressway: This expressway will connect Jewar Airport to Yamuna Expressway so that people can directly connect to the airport. 
  • Vindhya Expressway: Its length is 320 km and this expressway will provide better transport facilities to the backward districts of Uttar Pradesh.  
    • In this, districts like Mirzapur, Banaras, Jaunpur will be connected to Prayagraj. 
  • Vindhya Purvanchal Link Expressway: Its length is 100 km and will be constructed between Mirzapur to Ghazipur to connect Vindhyachal region with Purvanchal. 
  • Lucknow Link Expressway: This 50 km long expressway will connect Purvanchal and Agra Expressway. 
  • Agra-Lucknow Ganga Expressway Link Road: The length of this link expressway will be 90 km, which will be built to connect Ganga Expressway between Prayagraj and Meerut to Lucknow.