594 km Ganga Expressway project by UPEIDA is an approved 6 lane greenfield access-controlled highway with a route alignment connecting NH-334 in Meerut District with NH-2 at Prayagraj (Allahabad) Bypass in Prayagraj District.
Ganga Expressway’s foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Modi in Shahjahanpur on December 18, 2021. The expressway is expected to be completed and opened in April 2024 (current deadline).
This greenfield project was first announced in 2008 connect Noida with Ballia. Since then, the project in Phase 1 has been revised to connect Meerut with Prayagraj. In Phase 2, the expressway will be extended by 110 km to Tigri on the Uttar Pradesh / Uttrakhand Border and by 314 km to Ballia near Varanasi.
Six lane Ganga Expressway’s structures will be constructed of 8 lane width to allow for future expansion. Its right of way (ROW) has been proposed at 120 meters with a 3.75m service road on one side of the expressway for local village traffic.
513 structures out of 1348 have been completed, indicating that the Ganga Expressway project is progressing at a pace of 21%. June 19, 2023: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, has directed NHAI and Uttar Pradesh government officials to complete the Ganga Expressway Project by December 2024
The expressway will pass through 12 districts of Meerut, Amroha, Bulandshahar, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Farrukhabad, Hardoi, Kannauj, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratagarh and Prayagraj.
Phase 1 of Ganga Expressway has been divided into 12 civil packages. In March 2021, UPEIDA invited tenders (RFQ & RFP) for the expressway’s development through 4 groups each consisting of 3 packages.