Gorakhpur link expressway
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday inaugurated the Gorakhpur link expressway, marking a major boost to road connectivity and development in the state. Spanning 91.35 kilometres, the total cost of the project is Rs 7,283.28 crore.The expressway connects Jaitpur near National Highway-27 in Gorakhpur to Salarpur in Azamgarh, linking directly to the Purvanchal expressway. It passes through four districts—Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, and Azamgarh.Built as a four-lane, fully access-controlled road, the expressway is designed for future expansion to six lanes.
Gorakhpur link expressway: Top 5 things commuters should know
- The new road will significantly reduce travel time from Gorakhpur to southern areas like Urwa, Dhuriyapar, Khajni, and Belghat. The journey to Urwa, for example, will now take just 20–25 minutes instead of an hour.
- Construction was carried out in two phases: Jaitpur to Phulwaria (48.317 km) by APCO Infratech Pvt Ltd and Phulwaria to Salarpur (43.035 km) by Dilip Buildcon Ltd
Advanced traffic management systems (ATMS) have been installed along the expressway, featuring CCTV surveillance, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and speed monitoring systems.- For the construction of the expressway, 1,148.77 hectares of land were acquired from 172 villages across four districts. A total compensation of Rs 2,030.29 crore was paid to 22,029 farmers.
- The Gorakhpur Link Expressway becomes Uttar Pradesh’s seventh operational expressway. Five of these have been completed in the last eight years.
