The Bundelkhand Expressway was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 July, 28 months after the PM announced his plan in January 2020. It is the fastest expressway in the state as compared to Delhi-Agra and Purvanchal Expressway which was built in 36 months. While the Agra-Lucknow Expressway was running late by 14 months. The two nodes of the UP-Defense Corridor are falling along the Bundelkhand Expressway and will also serve as a lifeline for development in one of the most poverty-stricken areas of the country where the migration rate is high. Here are the salient features of the new Bundelkhand Expressway.
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India’s third longest expressway
The 296 km long Bundelkhand Expressway is India’s third longest expressway crossing seven districts, which include Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah, and took 28 months to complete its construction. The starting point connects to NH-35 at Gonda village in Uttar Pradesh falling under Chitrakoot district. Bundelkhand Expressway connects with Etawah via Agra-Lucknow Expressway.
travel time
Bundelkhand Expressway will reduce the travel time between Delhi and Chitrakoot to 6 hours.
According to Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Avnish Kumar Awasthi, the new expressway will reduce the travel time between Delhi and Chitrakoot to 6 hours, and the expressway will also function as a single-line expressway. Industrial corridor to the area.
12.7 percent lower cost of construction
The reduced cost has resulted in savings of more than Rs 1,132 crore to the state exchequer.
The total cost of construction of the new Bundelkhand Expressway is Rs. 14,849 crore which is 12.7 percent less than the estimated estimate. The reduced cost has resulted in savings of more than Rs 1,132 crore to the state exchequer. The credit for the savings goes to the competitive bidding for the construction of the project. UPEIDA received a total of 82 separate bids from 17 bidders out of which 10 bidders bid for all the six packages of the project.
Fastest acquisition of land
More than 3,440 hectares of land was acquired for the project within 10 months of the start of the process.
The Bundelkhand Expressway project holds the record for the fastest acquisition of land for a highway project in Uttar Pradesh, as over 3,440 hectares of land was acquired for the project within 10 months of the start of the process, without opposition from farmers or other stakeholders. it was done.
Water Harvesting and Green Corridor
Rain water harvesting pits have been made at 500 meters across the entire stretch of the expressway.
Rain water harvesting pits have been made at 500 meters across the entire stretch of the expressway. UPEIDA also plans to plant 7 lakh saplings across the entire stretch of Bundelkhand Expressway.
Security
Police patrols, cattle catching vehicles and advanced life saving ambulances will be deployed to make the expressway safe for commuters and a traffic management system will ensure that people drive safely on the expressway.
public facility
Four public convenience centers and fuel stations will soon be set up on the expressway to provide all essential services to the passengers.