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Ganga Expressway is an under-construction, 999 km (621 mi) long, 6-lane (expandable to 8 lanes), greenfield expressway along the Ganges River connecting eastern and western boundaries of Uttar Pradesh state in India.[2][3] It constitutes two phases, almost-completed Phase-1 Meerut-Prayagraj 594 km (369 mi) long,[4] and under-construction Phase-2 (455 km (283 mi) extension entailing Spur-1 Upper Ganges Canal Expressway 110 km from Bulandshahr-Meerut to Haridwar route in the west and Spur-2 314 km Prayagraj-Ballia Expressway route in the east.[5][6]

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History

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2007: Conception

In 2007, Ganga Expressway was initially proposed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (CM), Mayawati as Greater Noida–Ballia Expressway,[2][3] but remained stalled.[7][8]

2019: Project revival

In 2019 the project was revived by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,[7][8] who allocated the first installation of budget of ₹2,000 crores for the construction of Phase-1 in 2020. Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) is the government agency responsible for the project.[9][10]

2019-2026: Phase-1 construction

The total expected project cost in 2021 was ₹37,350 crores, including the land acquisition cost of around ₹9,500 crores.[11][12] In 2019, the land acquisition commenced and progressed regularly,[13][14][15][16] which was mostly completed by 2021[17] In 2021 the environmental clearance from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change was obtained and Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved ₹36,230 crore budget to build the expressway.[18][19][20] On 18 December 2021, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone in Shahjahanpur,[21][22][23] the construction work started in April 2022.[24]

UPEIDA divided the Phase-1 construction work into 12 packages to be constructed on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) Model.[25][26] The list of Phase-1 contractors is as follows:

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2025 onwards: Phase-2 construction

Phase-2 was approved in January 2025, paving the way for preparation of pre-construction DPR (Detailed Project Report).[5]

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Route

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Phase-1

Main route

The 594 km long Ganga Expressway Phase-1 alignment, from west to east, is as follows:

  • Bulandshahr district[26]
    • Hingwara, Upper Ganga Canal Expressway begins here.
    • Siana village, via the Siyana-Rukhalu bridge the expressway crosses from west to the east side of Ganga river.
  • Amroha district (Jyotiba Phule Nagar District )[26]
    • Rukhalu village, via the Siyana-Rukhalu bridge the expressway crosses from west to the east side of Ganga river.

Spurs

Phase-1 Interchanges

The types of interchanges are listed west to east:

Legends: NH is National Highways, SH is State Highways, MDR is Major District Road, and ODR is Other District Road.

  • Delhi–Meerut Expressway, dummy interchange (direct connectivity)
  • NH-334 Meerut – Hapur, Trumpet interchange.
  • NH-24 Hapur–Garhmukteshwar, Diamond interchange.
  • SH-65 Bulandshahr–Garhmukteshwar, Diamond interchange.
  • MDR-162W Hasanpur-Anupshahar, Diamond interchange.
  • ODR Anupshahr–Moradabad, Diamond interchange.
  • NH-509 Babrala–Chandausi, Double Trumpet interchange.
  • SH-125 Chandausi–Budaun, Diamond interchange.
  • SH-33 Budaun–Bareilly Double Trumpet interchange.
  • SH-29 Farukkhabad–Shahjahanpur, Double Trumpet interchange.
  • SH-138 Farukkhabad–Shahbad, Diamond interchange.
  • SH-21 Kannauj– Hardoi, Double Trumpet interchange.
  • Agra–Lucknow Expressway, Double Trumpet interchange.
  • NH-27 Kanpur–Lucknow, Diamond interchange.
  • NH-31 Lalganj–Raebareli, Double Trumpet interchange.
  • NH-30 Raebareli–Unchahar, Double Trumpet interchange.

Phase-2

Main route

The Phase-2, of 453 km length, includes the following extensions.[5] Please help expand the exact alignment with important towns and intersections with NH, SH, and expressways along the way.

Meerut-Haridwar: Upper Ganges Canal Expressway

Upper Ganges Canal Expressway (Spur-1 or Hapur Expressway or Bulandshahr-Meerut-Haridwar Expressway): The Government of Uttar Pradesh decided to extend the expressway 110 km northwest i.e. Meerut to Haridwar.[5] At Haridwar it will connect to the Char Dham Highway and Char Dham Railway.[30]

Prayagraj-Ballia

Prayagraj-Ballia Expressway (Spur-2): 314 eastward extension from Prayagraj to Ballia via Varanasi.[5][30]

Spurs

Please help expand this by listing additional spurs off the two planned extensions (Meerut-Haridwar and Prayagraj-Ballia):

Phase-2 interchanges

Listed west to east (please help expand the partial list):

  • Prayagraj-Ballia section:
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Economic use

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Ganga Industrial corridor

Area along the Ganga Expressway is being developed as the industrial corridor. New Industries are coming up around Meerut, Baduan, Kanpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj.[31] and there are government plans to setup the pharma parks, textile parks, IT parks along the Ganga Expressway.[32][33]

  • Meerut, In 2023, Uttar Pradesh government acquired the land to set up an industrial city in Meerut, adjacent to entry and exit points of the expressway.[33]
  • Kanpur, after the completion of both phases, will serve as a major node for economic and industrial activity, as it will be the central point of the expressway, with many projects planned in the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and Awadh Expressway region.[34]

Military airstrip

Sections of Ganga Expressway have bene constructed to operate as the airstip for the Indian Military. Indian Air Force fighter jets and transport aircraft conducted landing and take-off drills on 2 May 2025 from a 3.5 km (2.2 mi)-long Emergency Landing Facility on the Expressway near Shahjahanpur with several types of aircraft which included Su-30MKI, Mirage 2000, MiG-29, Jaguar, C-130J Super Hercules, An-32, and the Mi-17 V5 helicopter.[35][36][37]

Current status

Phase-1: Meerut-Prayagraj

Phase-2 Spur-1 Meerut-Hariwar

  • February 2025:  Rs 50 crore allocated in fy2025-26 UP Government Budget for pre-construction preparations.[39][40]

Phase-2 Spur-2 Prayagraj-Ballia

  • August 2025:  Pre-construction preparations are on, UPEIDA has completed the initial survey in 2024.
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