Ganga Expressway
Ganga Expressway is an under-construction, 594 km (369 mi) long, 6-lane (expandable to 8) wide greenfield expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is being constructed in two phases. Phase-1 will connect Bijauli village on NH-334 in Meerut district with Judapur Dandu village on NH-19 in Prayagraj district, while Phase-2 will see the extension of both sides of the expressway: from Prayagraj to Ballia and from Meerut to Haridwar. It is being implemented by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) on the Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) Model.
| Ganga Expressway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) | |
| Length | 594 km (369 mi) |
| Existed | December 2024 (expected)–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Bijauli village, Meerut district |
| East end | Judapur Dandu village, Prayagraj district |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| Major cities | Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Bilgram, Madhoganj, Mallawan, Bangarmau,Safipur, Unnao, Raebareli, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj |
| Highway system | |
The foundation stone of the expressway was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18 December 2021, in Shahjahanpur. The expressway is expected to be completed by December 2024.
The construction work from Meerut to Prayagraj has been divided into 12 packages. Package-1 to 3 will be constructed and maintained by IRB Infrastructure, while Package-4 to 12 by Adani Enterprises. The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, led by Yogi Adityanath met at Prayagraj, the venue of the Kumbh Mela and cleared the decks to construct Ganga Expressway on 29 January 2019.