Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority

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Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA)
Company typeIndustrial Area Development Authority
IndustryConstruction
Founded27 December 2007;17 years ago (2007-12-27)
HeadquartersParyatan Bhawan, Gomti Nagar,
Lucknow
,
India
Area served
Construction, operations and maintenance of Expressways built by the Government of Uttar Pradesh
Key people
Website UPEIDA

The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), headquartered at Paryatan Bhawan in Gomti Nagar in Lucknow, is an land acquisition and infrastructure development entity of the Government of Uttar Pradesh aimed at the development of expressway, industrial corridors, and the promotion of investments in the state. [1] [2]

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Core functions

UPEIDA was set up in 2007. [2]

Expressways in Uttar Pradesh

List of expressways in Uttar Pradesh, [3] listed north to south, west to east.

A. West to east across the state: approved.

A1. Across Northern Uttar Pradesh: Ludhiana–Gorakhpur–Siliguri direct route, approved.

This includes "Bareilly-Ludhiana Economic Corridor".

  • Ludhiana–Rupnagar Expressway (Ludhiana–Chandigarh Expressway), 91 km, 4-lane (expendable to 6), INR2792 cr, greenfield, from Manewal village on the Delhi–Amritsar Expressway to Bheora village near Rupnagar (Ropar) & a 19.5 km spur to Kharar, by NHAI, under-construction (March 2024 completion). [4]
  • Aligarh–Palwal Expressway (NH334D), 72 km upgrade of existing NH requiring 46 km new greenfield bypass alignment including 32 km long Andla-Khair-Jattari greenfield, INR2,300 cr, 4-lane, under-construction (?? completion): from Aligarh's Khereshwar Chauraha to Tappal and Palwal with tollplaza at Rajapur village near Khair, directly connecting 2 other major expressways through interchanges (Yamuna Expressway at Tappal and Eastern Peripheral Expressway at Palwal), being constructed by the CDS Infrastructure requiring acquisition of 228 ha land of 43 villages of which land of 100 ha or 18 villages has already been acquired and construction will commence in first week of March 2025 (Feb 2025 update). [9] [10]

A2. Across Upper Central Uttar Pradesh (east to west): Haridwar–Kanpur- Varanasi–Prayagraj route, approved.

  • Upper Ganges Canal Expressway, 150 km, 8-lane, greenfield, Haridwar to Purkazi (Muzaffarnagar) to Sanauta Bridge (Bulandshahr), under-construction (?? completion).
  • Ganga Expressway, 594 km, 6-lane (expandable to 8), INR37359 cr, greenfield, Purkazi (Muzaffarnagar) to Varanasi–Prayagraj–Ghazipur, under-construction (March 2024 completion).
    • Meerut Spur: greenfield, from Ganga Expressway to Bijauli village on NH-334 in Meerut district, under-construction (March 2024 completion).

A3. Across Lower Central Uttar Pradesh: Delhi–Kanpur–Lucknow–Buxar–Patna direct route, approved.

  • Awadh Expressway, 63 km, 6-lane, INR4700 cr, greenfield, under-construction (Dec 2025 completion). [11]
  • Purvanchal Expressway, 340 km, 6-lane (expandable to 8), INR22494 cr, from Lucknow (Chand Serai) to Ghazipur (Haydaria), operational. [11]
    • Gorakhpur Link Expressway, 91 km, 4-lane (expandable to 6), INR5876 cr, greenfield, from Purvanchal Expressway at Azamgarh (Salarpur) to Gorakhpur (Jaitput), under-construction (December 2023). [11]

A4. Across Southern Uttar Pradesh (east to west): Delhi–Agra–Chitrakoot route, approved.

B. Inter-corridors (north to south): approved.

In September 2023 the up government approved 7 North South corridos which will be combination of upgrade of 2000 km brownfield and 600 km greenfield routes. This will bring the cost of logistics down to 10%, which was 15% in 2023. Approved north-south corridors are, Bijnor-Lalitpur, Moradabad-Agra, Pilibhit-Mahoba, Lakhimpur Khiri-Chitrakoot, Gonda-Prayagraj and Basti-Mirzapur. [13]

B1. Kotdwar–Bijnor–Lalitpur route: partially approved.

  • Kotdwar–Bijnor Expressway, greenfield, Kotdwar-Noorpur-Nagina-Anupdhahar to Aligarh, proposed, not yet approved.
  • Bijnor–Lalitpur route, approved in Sept 2023. [13]

B2. Moradabad–Agra–Gwalior–Kota route: Approved.

  • Srinagar–Kashipur in Uttrakhand to Moradabad in UP: existing NH309.
  • Moradabad–Aligarh–Agra route approved in Sept 2023. [13]
    • Aligarh–Agra Expressway (Aligarh-Khandauli Expressway), 65 km long, INR1,620 cr, greenfield, parallel to NH-504, under-construction (2027 completion). Construction will begin in June 2025 in two simultaneous phases, Phase I (Aligarh to Asroi Hathras, 28 km) and Phase II (Asroi Hathras to Khandauli, 37 km) with soil sampling for Phase II to begin in May 2025 and phase-2 constriction will commence soon after (January 2025 update). Expressway will have 1 Rail-Over-Bridge (ROB), 3 road flyovers, and 55 underpasses. [14] [15]

  • Agra-Gwalior Expressway, 88.4 km, INR4612 cr, 6-lane, greenfield, under-construction (2028 completion), construction by GR Infra will begin in October 2025 and will be completed in 30 months by 31 March 2028 (April 2025 update). [16] [17]

B3. Pilibhit–Mahoba route: approved.

Approved in Sept 2023. [13]

B4. Lakhimpur Khiri–Chitrakoot route: approved.

Approved in Sept 2023. [13]

B5. Gonda–Prayagraj route: approved.

Approved in Sept 2023. [13]

B6. Basti–Mirzapur route: approved.

Approved in Sept 2023. [13]

B7. Gorakhpur–Varanasi–Kolkatta route: approved.

  • Gorakhpur Link Expressway, 91 km, 4-lane (expandable to 6), greenfield, from Purvanchal Expressway at Azamgarh (Salarpur) to Gorakhpur (Jaitpur), under-construction. [11]

C. Inter-corridors (north to south): partially approved or not yet approved.

C1. Baghpat–Gangoh–Yamunanagar–Nahan route with Gangoh–HathiniKund spur: proposed, not yet approved.

  • Baghpat, between Barout–Chhaprauli, Kairana, Gangoh greenfield.
  • Gangoh–Yamuna bridge: on existing Ambala–Shamli Expressway.
  • Yamuna bridge to Yamunanagar, greenfield.
  • Yamunanagar (Bhambholi)–Sadhuraha greenfield,
  • Sadhuraha–KalaAmb–Nahan, upgrade brownfield.

C2. Bareilly–Chandausi–Anupshahar–Bulandshahr–Delhi route: not yet approved.

  • Bareilly–Bulandshahr brownfield upgrade, not yet approved.

C3. Nepal–Bareilly–Jewar–Hodal–Punhana route: not yet approved.

  • Nepal–Bareilly–Jewar Expressway, greenfield, from (Nepal) via Palian Kalan-Bareilly(Faridpur, Dechara, Bisoli)-Babrala-Bhimpur-Khurja to Jewar, proposed, not yet approved.

C4. Khatima–Bareilly–Etawah to Gwalior–Kota–Mumbai route: partially approved.

C5. Nepal (Nanpara)–Barabanki–Lucknow–Jhansi route: partially approved.

  • Kanpur–Lucknow Expressway (see above), 63 km, 6-lane, INR4700 cr, greenfield, under-construction (Dec 2025 completion). [11]
  • Agra–Kanpur Expressway (see above).
  • Bundelkhand Expressway (see above). [11]

C6. Shravasti–Gonda–Amethi–Chitrakoot–Satna–Nagpur route: partially approved.

    • Shravasti–Bhinga (border with Nepal) spur, not yet approved.
    • Shravasti–Tulsipur (border with Nepal) spur, not yet approved.
  • Chitrakoot–Satna–Maihar, brownfield upgrade, not yet approved.

C7. Nepal (Birganj)-Gorakhpur–Kanpur–Jhansi route: not yet approved.

C8. Varanasi–Ambikapur–Raigarh–Sonepur–Vishakhapstnam route: not yet approved.

  • Gorakhpur–Varanasi then to Ambikapur–Raigarh–Sonepur and at Sonepur merge with "Nepal (Siddharthnagar)–Kushinagar–Ballia–Buxar–Vishakhapstnam route", greenfield & upgrade of brownfield, proposed, not yet approved.

C9. Nepal (Siddharthnagar)–Kushinagar–Ballia–Buxar–Vishakhapstnam route: not yet approved.

D. Circular expressways around Delhi:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority" . Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 History, UPEIDA, accesses 21 Jun 2025.
  3. 1 2 Jainai, Deepa (26 July 2008). "UP plans 5 more expressways to boost infrastructure". Financial Express. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Ludhiana–Rupnagar Expressway – Information & Status Update, MetroGuy, 23 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Haryana chief secy directs to expedite land acquisition for 6-lane Ambala–Shamli Green Field Highway". Times of India. 20 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Bareilly–Ludhiana Economic Corridor – Information & Status, MetroGuy, 23 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Bareilly-Gorakhpur Expressway – Information & Status, MetroGuy, 23 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "NHAI proposes Gorakhpur-Siliguri expressway, awaits Bihar's nod". www.hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Aligarh-Palwal Highway Work to Begin Before Holi, constructionworld.in, 25 Feb 2025.
  10. ↑ New Expressway: This expressway will connect UP with 3 states, people of Noida and Gurugram will benefit a lot, informalnewz.com, 11 Apr 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 Expressway That Connects Uttar Pradesh: In-Depth Look At Their Routes And Key Features, Times Property, 23 April 2023.
  12. ↑ Delhi – Dehradun Expressway – Information & Status Update, The Metro Guy, accessed 7 December 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UP Govt To Focus On North-South Link To Boost Road Connectivity, Times of India, Sep 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ Aligarh-Khandauli Expressway: Features, Phases, Cost And More, timesproperty.com, 14 Jan 2025.
  15. ↑ New 4-lane expressway between Aligarh, Agra to be linked to Yamuna Expressway, Delhi-Kanpur highway, check details, DNA, 23 June 2023.
  16. ↑ Greenfiend expressway will connect MP to three states, thesootr.com, 16 Apr 2025.
  17. ↑ Everything About Agra-Gwalior Expressway, Times Property, 22 May 2023
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