NHAI unveils 115-km long greenfield highway in UP

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated the groundwork for the construction of 115-km long Ghazipur-Manjhighat four-lane greenfield highway in Uttar Pradesh. The nodal agency has tasked the Uttar Pradesh Expressway Development Authority (UPEIDA) to acquire the land needed for the mega highway project.

NHAI will also build a nearly 24-km long link road to connect the highway with the Purvanchal Expressway and with the construction of the two roads, the Purvanchal Expressway will be linked to Ballia, UP's easternmost district. With the 340-km long Purvanchal Expressway linked to the Ballia district on the border with Bihar, the traffic on the newly operational e-way will increase significantly. The Purvanchal Expressway originates in Lucknow and passes through eight eastern districts — Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur. In the west, Lucknow is linked to the National Capital Region through the Yamuna and Agra-Lucknow expressways. With the opening of the Purvanchal e-way last year, Uttar Pradesh now has expressway connectivity between its eastern border with Bihar and the western boundary with Delhi.