Agra-Lucknow Expressway

State raise Rs 9,000 cr in loans for part-finance the initiatives

The four-lane expressway will connect UP-Bihar border district with Purvanchal Expressway; It is expected to be 35-40 km long and is likely to cost Rs 40 crore per km

State government to issue letters of comfort undertaking to repay the banks in case of any default

The toll will vary from vehicle to vehicle and will be applicable on vehicles travelling from both sides

It took more than just the unflinching support of Akhilesh throughout its project life for the expressway to come up in record time

The 302-km-long access-controlled greenfield expressway, completed in a record 23 months, has a 3.3-km runway for IAF jets to land and take off during emergency

The state govt is aiming to inaugurate the expressway in October 2016

State paid four times circle rate in rural areas and twice in urban areas, to acquire land from 30,700 farmers across seven districts for the Agra-Lucknow expressway