L&T, Afcons in fray to develop Rs 5,877 cr Gorakhpur Link Expressway

A flagship of Adityanath govt, the 91 km-long Expressway will be developed in two different packages, for which UPEIDA has received 21 bids from 13 companies

Leading infra companies Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Afcons Infrastructure are among 13 firms vying for the development of the Rs 5,877-crore Gorakhpur Link Expressway project. The Expressway will directly link Gorakhpur, the home turf of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, with the under-construction Purvanchal Expressway.

Oriental Structural Engineering, Apco Infratech, PNC Infratech, Dilip Buildcon, NCC, and Ashoka Buildcon are among the other companies that have submitted technical bids.

A flagship project of the Adityanath government, the 91 km-long Gorakhpur Link Expressway will be developed in two different packages, for which the nodal agency, UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), has received a