PM Modi to lay foundation of Ganga Expressway today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying the foundation stone of the ambitious Ganga Expressway project in Shahjahanpur district on Saturday. The 594-kilometre expressway — one of the longest in the country — will boost connectivity between western and eastern UP. It would span over the districts of Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj. It would start from Bijauli village in Meerut and would end near Prayagraj’s Judapur Dandu.

The estimated cost of the greenfield expressway is around Rs 36,200 crore and six lanes will be built in the first phase of construction. It is expandable up to eight lanes.