340.82 km Purvanchal Expressway project by UPEIDA is an operational 6 lane access-controlled road with a route alignment connecting Chand Sarai Village in Lucknow District with Haidaria Village in Ghazipur District.
This greenfield project was first announced in May 2015 as the Lucknow – Azamgarh – Ballia Expressway and land acquisition began soon after. Its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2018, and construction work started in October 2018 by 5 contractors on 8 civil packages.
Purvanchal Expressway was inaugurated and opened to traffic on November 16, 2021 with UPEIDA earlier chasing a May-end deadline.
- Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 22,494 crore
- Deadline: October 2021
- Opened: November 16, 2021
- Project’s Total Length: 340.824 km
- Lanes: 6
- Status: Under Construction
- Owner: Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA)
- Project Model: EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction)
Project Overview Video
Current Status
The expressway was inaugurated on November 16 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As of November 11, 2021, the project had achieved 99% overall progress.
- Earthwork in Main Carriageway: 100.00%
- GSB in Main Carriageway: 100.00%
- WMM in Main Carriageway: 100.00%
- DBM in Main Carriageway: 100.00%
- Structures Completed: 934 (total 934)
Route Map
The expressway connects the districts of Lucknow, Barabanki, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau, and Ghazipur.
Tentative Route Map of Purvanchal Expressway
Tenders & Contractors
The project has been divided into 8 civil packages with a 36 month deadline. Contracts allotted to 5 construction firms went into effect from October, 2018.
| Package | Contractor |
| PE-01: Chand Sarai (Dist. Lucknow) to Sansara (Dist. Barabanki) (Km 0+270 to Km 40+200 | Gayatri Projects |
| PE-02: Sansara (Dist. Barabanki) to Jaraikala (Dist. Amethi) (Km 40+200 to Km 79+900) | Gayatri Projects |
| PE-03: Jaraikala (Dist. Amethi) to Sidhi Ganeshpur (Dist. Sultanpur) (Km 79+900 to Km 121+600) | Apco Infratech |
| PE-04: Sidhi Ganeshpur (Dist. Sultanpur) to Sansarpur (Dist. Sultanpur) (Km 121+600 to Km 164+300) | GR Infraprojects |
| PE-05: Sansarpur (Dist. Sultanpur) to Gobindpur (Dist. Azamgarh) (Km 164+300 to Km 218+300) | PNC Infratech |
| PE-06: Gobindpur (Dist. Azamgarh) to Mojrapur (Dist. Azamgarh) (Km 218+300 to Km 246+500) | PNC Infratech |
| PE-07: Mojrapur (Dist. Azamgarh) to Bijaura (Dist. Ghazipur) (Km 246+500 to Km 292+530) | GR Infraprojects |
| PE-08: Bijaura (Dist. Ghazipur) to Haidariya (Dist. Ghazipur) (Km 292+530 to Km 340+500) | Oriental Structural Engineering |
