UP govt saves Rs 620 cr in bidding process for Purvanchal Expressway

Uttar Pradesh government claims to have saved nearly Rs 620 crore by allowing private developers to bid for civil contracts for its flagship Purvanchal Expressway, which is now under-construction and expected to be completed by August 2020.

The 340km expressway has been divided into 8 separate parts for ensuring faster completion of the mega project, which ranks amongst the flagship projects of the Adityanath government.

According to UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) CEO Awanish Awasthi, bids totalling Rs 11,216 crore were received for all the 8 parts, which was 5.24% less than expressway’s estimated civil works cost of Rs 11,836 crore,