Uttar Pradesh becomes the first state in the country to have 13 expressways

LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has laid the foundation stone of the country’s largest expressway network in the state. In days to come, the state will have more expressway connectivity from many countries of the world. The state has become the first state in the country to have 13 expressways. Of the total 13 expressways of 3200 km, work is going on on seven, while six expressways are operational.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 296 km long Bundelkhand Expressway on July 16 and through this

Bundelkhand will be directly connected to Delhi. CM Yogi has made a radical change in the infrastructure of the state in the last five years. Realising that infrastructure is the growth engine of the economy and roads are the mirror of progress, the double engine BJP government has worked extensively for the rejuvenation of the roads.

From the village, streets to block headquarters, and district headquarters, a network of roads connecting other states and other countries has been created. Only one-anda-half expressways were built in 70 years. The government of double engine has fulfilled the decades-old demand of the people of NCR and western UP. Delhi-Meerut Expressway is an example of this. Also, the foundation stone of the 594 km long Ganga Expressway has been laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

This expressway will not only reduce the distance between East and West but will also serve to connect the hearts. Apart from this, Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway, Gorakhpur Link Expressway, Ghazipur-BalliaManjhighat Expressway and Delhi-Dehradun Expressway are being constructed, and all people of the state will get the benefit of this.

Of the total 13 expressways of 3200 km, work is going on on seven, while six expressways are operational