Gorakhpur Link Expressway


Gorakhpur Link Expressway, is a planned and upcoming 91-kilometre-long (57 mi) expressway in state of Uttar Pradesh. It will connect Gorakhpur and Purvanchal Expressway.

Gorakhpur Link Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA)
Length91.352 km (56.764 mi)
Major junctions
North endJaitpur bypass, Gorakhpur
South endSalarpur (Azamgarh) at Purvanchal Expressway.
Highway system
  • Expressways
  • National
  • State
  • State Highways in Uttar Pradesh

The expressway will require 1,073 hectares (2,650 acres) of land and will cost ₹5,876 crore to build.[1]

Status updates
  • Aug 2019: 45.26% of needed land acquired.
  • Oct 2019: More than half the required land has been acquired for the project. Expressway is divided into two packages, the state has selected the lowest bidders Apco Infratech and Dilip Buildcon to build it.[2]
  • Nov 2019: Dilip Buildcom receives Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for package-2 of 43Kms length. The project is to be completed in 36 months.[3][4]
  • Mar 2020: 84.42% of needed land acquired.[5]
  • Apr 2020: Road construction ongoing. [6]
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References
  1. https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/up-approves-rs-454-crore-more-for-2-highways-totaling-rs-20-000-crore-119082000826_1.html
  2. https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/up-picks-four-developers-for-two-expressway-projects-worth-rs-20-000-cr-119102600442_1.html
  3. https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/dilip-buildcon-receives-loa-for-gorakhpur-link-expressway-project-119113000212_1.html
  4. https://www.constructionweekonline.in/business/11579-dbl-receives-loa-for-gorakhpur-link-expressway-project
  5. "Land Status (Gorakhpur Link Expressway)" (PDF). 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/work-resumes-on-key-expressways/articleshow/75261339.cms
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