Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Uttar Pradesh Clears Jhansi Link, Haridwar Expressway Projects
Uttar Pradesh approved two large road projects.
One road will connect Jhansi more easily with important industrial areas.
The other will extend the Ganga Expressway to Haridwar.
The Haridwar extension is expected to cost ₹10,761 crore.
It will start with six lanes and may later grow to eight lanes.
The new route could make travel between Bijnor and Haridwar faster.
It could also make travel between Prayagraj and Haridwar easier for tourists and pilgrims.
The government must now prepare detailed plans before construction moves ahead.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved the ₹7,968.30-crore Jhansi Link Expressway project.
The Cabinet also approved a ₹10,761-crore extension of the Ganga Expressway to Haridwar.
The Jhansi link is intended to improve access to BIDA, the Defence Corridor and other key locations.
The proposed Haridwar extension will be six lanes, with provision for expansion to eight lanes.
The projects are expected to support trade, investment, industry, tourism and pilgrim travel.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
- What
- Approval was given for the ₹7,968.30-crore Jhansi Link Expressway and a ₹10,761-crore Ganga Expressway extension to Haridwar.
- When
- The decisions were taken at a Uttar Pradesh Cabinet meeting; the articles do not specify the meeting date.
- Where
- The projects are in Uttar Pradesh, linking areas around Jhansi and the Ganga Expressway network with Haridwar.
- Why
- The stated aims are to improve road connectivity and support industrial, business, trade, investment, tourism and pilgrim activity.
- Jhansi Link cost
- ₹7,968.30 crore
- Ganga Expressway extension cost
- ₹10,761 crore
- Existing Ganga Expressway
- A 594-kilometre access-controlled expressway connecting Meerut with Prayagraj
- Haridwar extension design
- Six-lane greenfield expressway, with provision for future expansion to eight lanes
- Project funding
- The Uttar Pradesh government will bear the entire cost of the Haridwar extension
- Current Bijnor-Haridwar route
- Road travel primarily relies on NH-34
- Next step
- Uttar Pradesh will prepare the Detailed Project Report and take other necessary steps