UP fast tracks 340-km Purvanchal Expressway project
The UP Expressway and Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) hasve speeded up construction work on the 340-km long Purvanchal Expressway across all eight packages by engaging 5,000 workers. The strength of workers before the lockdown was 10,000. PRO, UPEIDA, Durgesh Upadhya said that the number of workers is rising gradually after the state government issued an advisory to restart construction activity. Barring Lucknow, offices of contractors have also been opened in other districts through which Purvanchal Expressway would cut through. The state government had fixed Diwali as the deadline for completing the project but it is expected to be prolonged till next year. UPEIDA officials informed that 42% of the physical work had been completed before the lockdown and the rest would be completed shortly. Likewise, the 297km-long Bundelkhand expressway has over 2,000 workers and the authority has also started work with 250 workers on the 91-km Gorakhpur link expressway between Gorakhpur and Sant Kabir Nagar.
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09 May 2020
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