Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Approves ₹1,008.67-Crore Chitrakoot Link Expressway
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a new expressway project.
It will connect Bundelkhand more easily with Chitrakoot Dham.
The road will be 15.172 kilometres long.
It will have six lanes and controlled access.
The project will cost ₹1,008.67 crore.
The Uttar Pradesh Government will pay for the entire project.
Officials will invite global bids to choose a construction agency.
The road is expected to help travellers, tourists, devotees and the Bundelkhand economy.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a ₹1,008.67-crore Chitrakoot Link Expressway project.
The access-controlled greenfield expressway will be 15.172 kilometres long and six lanes wide.
The state government will bear the entire project cost without Central Government participation.
Construction will use the Engineering, Procurement and Construction mode after global bids are invited.
The project is intended to improve Bundelkhand-Chitrakoot connectivity, tourism and regional economic development.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approved the project; Finance Minister Suresh Khanna announced its details.
- What
- Approval was granted for a ₹1,008.67-crore, 15.172-kilometre access-controlled six-lane greenfield Chitrakoot Link Expressway.
- When
- The Cabinet meeting was held on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
- Where
- The expressway will improve connectivity between Bundelkhand and Chitrakoot Dham in Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The project aims to make travel easier, improve transportation for visitors, support tourism and promote Bundelkhand’s economic development.
- Project cost
- ₹1,008.67 crore
- Length
- 15.172 kilometres
- Road design
- Access-controlled, six-lane greenfield expressway
- Funding
- Entirely funded by the Uttar Pradesh Government
- Central funding
- No financial participation from the Central Government has been proposed
- Construction mode
- Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
- Next step
- Global bids will be invited to select the construction agency