Four-lane spur route to connect B'khand e-way to Chitrakoot
Lucknow: A 15-km-long four-lane spur route will be constructed to link Bundelkhand Expressway to Chitrakoot. The greenfield expressway would span between Gonda and Ahmadganj towns in Chitrakoot and would be completely access controlled, officials said.
The spur route would come up as a second option for commuters and transporters who would take up to land in defence corridor in Chitrakoot. Currently, Bundelkhand Expressway originates in Etawah and terminates near Bharatkoop area in Chitrakoot.
The expressway will be designed to facilitate movement of motor vehicles at a maximum speed of 120km per hour according to road safety measures.
It is estimated that the expressway would cost close to Rs 515 crore.
The right of way of the carriageway will be 110 metre while land would be left adjacent to the 15-km long high speed route to add one lane on the either side to upgrade the four-lane expressway to six-lane in future.
According to the detailed project report prepared by UPEIDA (Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority), 167 hectare of land will be required to shape up the project. It is crucial to create a spur route to connect the 296-km long Bundelkhand Expressway with Chitrakoot as the district is a part of the UP defence industrial corridor.
"To lure investors and entrepreneurs in the region, it is important to provide connectivity link between Chitrakoot and the existing expressway," a senior officer from the authority said. UPEIDA has already initiated the process of awarding the 70 plots that have been developed in the Chitrakoot node of the corridor to defence manufacturing and technology companies.
"The reserved rate for one sq mt of land has been pegged at Rs 631 at present. Providing better connectivity and accessibility is crucial to attract investments and the spur route would connect the Chitrakoot defence node directly to Bundelkhand Expressway," the officer said.
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