The 2019 Lok Sabha election have virtually put the brakes on three mega expressway projects totalling about Rs 55,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh.
The three proposed projects, which have been put in abeyance due to the model code of conduct include Ganga Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway and Gorakhpur Link Expressway estimated to cost nearly Rs 36,000 crore, Rs 14,000 crore and Rs 5,555 crore respectively.
Before the model code of conduct was enforced on March 10 after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the polling schedule, the Yogi Adityanath government had already invited technical bids for the proposed Bundelkhand Expressway and Gorakhpur Link Expressway.
However, the process was deferred due to the model code. The bidding will now be taken up after the elections are over, a senior UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) official told Business Standard on condition of anonymity.
