UP Cabinet clears Rs 8,586 crore project linking Jewar Airport to Ganga Expressway

The government of Uttar Pradesh has given the green light for the construction of a 6-lane expressway which has the option of expansion to 8 lanes, and will connect Jewar Airport with Ganga Expressway via Bulandshahr.

The final approval of the construction project was provided in a meeting held at the residence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth in Lucknow.

It has been reported that this expressway will be a total of 74.467 km long, and the financial budget for the whole project is expected to be Rs 8,585.51 crore. It is said that the central government will not be involved with the construction of this expressway in any form.


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This decision of the construction will link Gautam Buddha Nagar and Bulandshahr to Jewar Airport.

The UP government said the project is expected to boost industrial development in the districts it covers and create employment opportunities.