Uttar Pradesh’s Highways Development Report (Complete) – History Of Uttar Pradesh – Free PDF Download

National Highways

• Backbone of the road infrastructure.
• They connect every major city of India whether ports, capital of states etc.
• Consists of two, four or more lanes.
• They are owned by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
• They are constructed and managed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) and Public Works Departments (PWDs) of state governments.

Expressways

• They are the highest class roads in India.
• Six to eight lane controlled access road network.
• Expressways are of high quality consisting of modern features like – Access Ramps

            – Grade Separation
            – Lane Dividers 
            – Elevated Section

Ganga Expressway

• Length: 594 KM
• Meerut to Prayagraj
• Meerut, Bulanshahar, Hapur, Amroha, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Kannauj, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj
• Approximate: 36,000 Cr.

Yamuna Expressway

• 165 kilometres long Yamuna Expressway
• Begins from Greater Noida to connect Agra to it.
• The expressway would also be a host to Jewar airport which would provide connectivity with the other cities of India as well.

Agra Lucknow Expressway

• It is a 302.22 km long
• 6 lane
• Operational Expressway since February 2017
• It was inaugurated on November 21, 2016

Purvanchal Expressway

• ‘Carrier of development’ for the Purvanchal region
• Lucknow ( Chand Sarai ), Barabanki,Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau, Ghazipur (Haidaria village)
• Estimated cost:Rs 22,494 crores

Delhi Eastern Peripheral Expressway

• It is a 135.6 km long highway.
• This Eastern Peripheral Expressway or National Expressway 2 bypass Delhi and provide the connectivity from Faridabad to Sonipat.

Delhi Meerut Expressway

• Delhi Meerut Expressway:India’s widest 96 km long controlled-access expressway.
• It connects Delhi with Meerut via Dasna in Ghaziabad in India.
• India’s first toll plaza free highway.

ANPR

• Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR):- Automatic number plate recognition is a computer vision practice that allows devices to read license number plates on vehicles quickly and automatically, without any human interaction.
• Hence, ANPR is used to capture and identify any number plate accurately through the use of video or photo footage from cameras.

Noida- Greater Noida Expressway

• Noida- Greater Noida Expressway:This is a 24.5-kilometre long expressway connecting Delhi to Greater Noida and falls under the Taj Economic zone. The expressway is a 24.53 km long six-lane expressway and is one of the busiest ones in Uttar Pradesh.

Allahabad Bypass Expressway

• Allahabad Bypass Expressway:It is an 86 km long expressway and is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project and National Highway 2. The expressway is a long access-controlled highway.

Upper Ganga Canal Expressway

• This is a 150 km long expressway also called the Hindon Expressway.
• It is planned to connect Bulandshahr to Haridwar.
• 8 lane expressway project but is yet to start.
• The proposed Expressway has been conceptualized by UP Govt. as an Expressway connecting National Capital Region (NCR) with the developments of Western Uttar Pradesh.

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