Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bundelkhand Expressway at Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
A 296 km long four-lane expressway that can be upgraded to six lanes was built for around Rs 14,850 crore under the direction of the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA).
The expressway would significantly improve the area’s connectivity and industrial growth.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways received the highest budgetary allocation ever in the budget year 2022–23, totalling Rs 1.99 lakh crore. This represents an increase of more than 550% when compared to the allocation of over Rs 30,300 crore in 2013–14.
Since April 2014, the length of the nation’s National Highways has increased by more than 50%, from 91,287 km to over 1,41,000 km (as on December 31, 2021).
The prime minister laid the cornerstone for the Bundelkhand Expressway’s development on February 29, 2020. The expressway’s construction was finished within 28 months.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath was also present at the occasion.