24.11.14

Lucknow-Agra Expressway


The foundation stone for the Lucknow-Agra Expressway ­ billed to be the longest expressway in the country at 304 km ­ was unveiled on Sunday in Lucknow. The unveiling of the Rs.15,000-crore project was conducted by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in the presence of chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and his Cabinet.
The 304-km-long expressway from Agra to Lucknow will pass through 10 districts and with overbridges on rivers, road overbridges, markets, kisan mandis and four smart cities coming up along the greenfield expressway , it is set to give a boost to the state's economy ,“ said Akhilesh Yadav . The expressway is likely to cut down the travel time from eight hours at present to four hours.
He claimed that Uttar Pradesh Expresways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has acquired 85 per cent of land for the project. Three companies have been selected for a private-public-partnership for work to happen in five phases.

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