New Expressway: Delhi to Kolkata in 12 hours, a massive network of 6 expressways to be built, superfast speeds from UP to Bihar-Jharkhand, Bengal

New Expressway: With the construction of Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway and Vindhya Purvanchal Expressway, the complete network of expressways from Delhi to Kolkata will be ready. With this, it will be possible to travel from Delhi NCR to Bengal in 12-13 hours.

New Expressway: By connecting six big expressways from Delhi to Kolkata, a direct superfast network is being created. This will provide direct connectivity from Delhi NCR, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand to Bengal. Actually, Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway and Vindhya Purvanchal Link Expressway are being constructed from UP. This will pave the way for superfast travel directly from Delhi to Kolkata. With the construction of these two expressways, an expressway network will be ready from Delhi to Kolkata. In this, Yamuna Expressway from Delhi DND, Agra-Lucknow Expressway, Ganga Expressway, Vindhya Expressway and Vindhya-Purvanchal Link Expressway and Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway will be connected. Due to this, the journey from Delhi to Kolkata will be around 12 to 13 hours, which takes 22 to 24 hours via NH-19, GT Road. It will take 6.5 to 7 hours to reach Varanasi from Delhi, 6 hours from Varanasi to Kolkata. Even by Rajdhani, Duronto train, the journey from Delhi to Kolkata takes 17-18 hours.

Vindhya-Purvanchal Link Expressway Also Approved

On Wednesday, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh approved the Vindhya Expressway and the Vindhya-Purvanchal Link Expressway. It also announced plans to create a grid by combining the state’s major expressways. A major interchange will be built with the under-construction Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway to connect it with the Vindhya-Purvanchal Link Expressway. The government has announced a six-lane Vindhya Expressway connecting six districts, including Prayagraj, Bhadohi, Mirzapur, and Sonbhadra. It will cost ₹26,315 crore. The Vindhya-Purvanchal Link Expressway will cost ₹9,039 crore. This project will connect Ghazipur, Mirzapur, and Chandauli.

Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway in 6 to 7 hours

The Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway (NH-319B) is 610 km long and will cost ₹35,000 crore. The six-lane Greenfield Expressway will reduce travel time between Varanasi and Kolkata from 13-14 hours to 6-7 hours. NHAI aims to complete it by 2027-2028. It will connect Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh, Kaimur-Gaya in Bihar, Ranchi-Bokaro in Jharkhand, and Howrah-Kolkata in West Bengal.

• 35,000 crore rupees will be spent on the 610-km Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway.
• 26,315 crore rupees will be spent on the Vindhya-Purvanchal Link Expressway.
• Six major expressways in Uttar Pradesh will combine to form a large road network grid.
• Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway: Connecting Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand.

The 22-km expressway in Uttar Pradesh will begin at an interchange with NH-19 near the Varanasi Ring Road (Barhuli village, Rewasa) in Chandauli district. In Bihar, the expressway will be 159 km long, passing through Kaimur, Rohtas (Son River crossing), Aurangabad, and Gaya districts. A 5-km tunnel is being constructed near the Kaimur Hills. The expressway will be 187 km long in Jharkhand, passing through Chatra, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh, Petarwar, and Bokaro near Ranchi. The expressway will be 242 km long in West Bengal. Beyond the Jharkhand border, it will pass through Purulia, Bankura, Arambagh, Hooghly and end at Howrah (Uluberia NH-16).

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The Agra-Lucknow Expressway will also connect Purvanchal.

The UP government has also approved projects worth ₹12,264 crore to connect the Agra-Lucknow Expressway with the Purvanchal and Ganga Expressways. The Vindhya Expressway, costing ₹26,315 crore, will be built from Prayagraj to Ghazipur, and the Vindhya-Purvanchal Link Expressway will be built at a cost of ₹9,039 crore. The government has also decided to build a link expressway connecting the Purvanchal and Ganga Expressways with the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

Agra-Lucknow will also be connected to the Ganga Expressway.

The 50.98-kilometer-long, six-lane Greenfield Link Expressway from the Agra-Lucknow Expressway to the Purvanchal Expressway will cost ₹4,776 crore. A 90.84-kilometer-long, six-lane Greenfield Link Expressway connecting the Agra-Lucknow Expressway to the Ganga Expressway via Farrukhabad will begin construction at a cost of ₹7,488 crore. These projects will be completed in three years. The Varanasi-Ranchi-Kolkata Expressway is also a Greenfield Expressway project. This expressway will directly connect North India, including Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, to Eastern India and the Kolkata Port.

Freight transportation time will be halved.

The Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway will halve logistics and freight transportation time between Delhi and Kolkata. This will significantly speed up access from North India to ports in Eastern India. The interconnection of the Agra-Lucknow, Purvanchal, and Ganga Expressways will create a robust expressway grid in Uttar Pradesh, providing expressway connectivity between all districts of Uttar Pradesh.

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