The construction of the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh is set to begin this year. The preparatory work on the expressway is gaining pace with clearing and grubbing completed on 500 km out of the total 593.94 km.
The progress report from the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority shows that 84.11 per cent of clearing and grubbing work and 7.3 per cent of earth work has been completed on the expressway.
The expressway will feature a unique addition – a 3.5 km-long airstrip. This airstrip will act as an emergency runway for Indian Air Force fighter jets. This is not the first time such an airstrip will be built as part of an expressway, as the Purvanchal Expressway and Agra-Lucknow expressway also have this feature.
