Patna, Sep 21: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching nine important highway projects in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has emphasised on the need to extend the Purvanchal Expressway from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur to Buxar.
The Purvanchal Expressway connects Ghazipur district in Eastern Uttar Pradesh with state capital Lucknow.
Kumar said that the extension of the road for another 17 kilometres will help Bihar connect directly with New Delhi.
The Agra Lucknow Taj Expressway and the Greater Noida-Agra Yamuna expressway are already operational.
The extension of Purvanchal expressway will also boost trade and the agriculture sector, said the CM.
“Transportation between Delhi and Bihar by road will become easier. We already have a good road between Buxar and Patna and the widening of four-lanes is underway,” added Kumar.
