Sector: Roads
Length: 296 km
Investment: Rs 148 billion
Ownership: Government (state)
Implementing agency: UPEIDA
Mode of implementation: EPC
Start date: February 2020
Expected completion date: End-2021
With the aim of connecting the interior regions of the state, the Uttar Pradesh government conceived the four-lane access-controlled Bundelkhand expressway project in April 2017. The expressway will originate from Chitrakoot district and will traverse through the districts of Banda, Hamirpur and Auraiya. It will end near Kudrail village (SH-91) to meet the Agra-Lucknow Expressway. The project has been divided into six packages, all of which have been awarded. The expressway also stands out as a successful example of a project with hassle-free land acquisition. As of May 2020, about 5 per cent construction work on the project has been completed. In August 2020, UPEIDA signed a loan agreement of Rs 59 billion with a consortium of six banks for timely project execution. Upon completion, the expressway will reduce the travel time from New Delhi to Chitrakoot to about 6 hours from the current 12 hours.