‘Forgiving roads to make Bundelkhand expressway India’s safest highway’

Bundelkhand Expressway, one of the most ambitious projects of Uttar Pradesh government, is all set to get operational by the end of the current year. The 296-km long highway is billed to be the safest four-lane expressway in the country as it is based on Forgiving Roads (FR), a concept aimed at avoiding or minimising the harm and consequences of traffic accidents.

FR envisages a road design that seeks to smoothly redirect motorists who go off the highways out of confusion over the exit ways.

The four-lane access-controlled expressway is being built by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA). Four private infrastructure majors, Apco Infratech, Ashoka Buildcon, Gawar Construction and Dilip Buildcon are executing the project.