Gorakhpur Link Expressway: Status, Map Route

The under-construction 91.352-km long Gorakhpur Link Expressway when completed will be another milestone achieved in the infrastructure development front by the state of Uttar Pradesh. To convey and carry the cultural and commercial values from Gorakhpur to Azamgarh and vice-versa, the Uttar Pradesh government decided to construct the Gorakhpur Link Expressway.

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Gorakhpur Link Expressway status

According to the DNA, currently the overall progress with respect to Gorakhpur link expressway is 62%. The Gorakhpur Link Expressway will be a total access-controlled expressway. It will be linked to Varanasi by a separate link road.

Gorakhpur Link Expressway completion date

While the Gorakhpur Link Expressway was to be completed by March 2022, several media reports suggest that the expressway may be operational by December 2023.

With this expressway, faster connectivity and better commuter experience is envisaged with the travel time becoming less than 5 hours. Announced in 2018 by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, land acquisition for the Gorakhpur Link Expressway started in 2019. The approved project including the land cost is Rs 5,876.67 crore.

This 4-lane wide expressway can be expanded to 6 lanes and will connect Gorakhpur district’s Jaitpur village to Azamgarh district’s Salarpur village located on the newly inaugurated Purvanchal Expressway.

Gorakhpur Link Expressway: Start to stop

The starting point of the Gorakhpur Link Expressway is Jaitpur village on the NH-27 and the ending point is Salarpu.r at Purvanchal expressway. There are four districts that fall on the Gorakhpur Link Expressway namely Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, Ambedkarnagar, Sant Kabir Nagar. It will also pass over the Ghaghara River. The Gorakhpur Link Expressway will going forward be linked with Varanasi through a separate link road.

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Gorakhpur Link Expressway: Project implementation

The Gorakhpur Link Expressway project will be implemented on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode. Divided into 2 packages for implementation, APCO Infrastructure will be responsible for developing package 1 – i.e. from Jaitpur to Fulwariya in Ambedkar Nagar that will be around 48.317-km long.

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DilipBuildcon will be responsible for package 2 of the Gorakhpur link expressway that will be developed from Fulwariya in Ambedkar Nagar to Salarpur in Azamgarh, which will be 43.035 km long. The Gorakhpur Link Expressway has a right-of-way (ROW) of 110 meters.

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Work started on this expressway project from February 10, 2020, and till July 4, 2022 Gorakhpur Link Expressway land acquisition is almost complete with 99.10 % of the total land needed for execution of the project acquired. The project is on the right track with 10.2021environmental approval and an NOC from the Department of Forest in process.

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Gorakhpur Link Expressway: Highlights

The Gorakhpur Link Expressway is a total access controlled expressway and will have provisions of service road, underpasses for vehicles, pedestrians and animals. The project is believed to have around 2 toll plazas, 3 ramp plaza, 27 minor bridges, more than 50 vehicular underpass for light vehicles, 16 vehicular underpasses and more than 30 pedestrian underpasses.

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Gorakhpur Link Expressway map

Shown below is the Gorakhpur Link Expressway village map.

Source: UPEIDA website

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Gorakhpur to Lucknow: How to reach?

By train: Indian Railways have six trains travelling between Gorakhpur and Lucknow. The time taken between the two places by train is five hours.

By road: By taking the NH27, you can reach from Gorakhpur to Lucknow in around five hours by covering 269 km.

By taking the Purvanchal Expressway, you will take around five and half hours to cover 321 km.

Gorakhpur Link Expressway timeline

2018: Gorakhpur Link Expressway project announced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath

February 2019: Land acquisition work started

November 2021: 30% of construction work completed

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