Bridging the Heartlands: The Dawn of the North–South Corridor

The Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (UPPWD) has proposed a first-of-its-kind North–South Corridor project to significantly improve road connectivity across 20 districts currently dependent on link roads.

With a total planned length of 2,340 km, the corridor aims to strengthen statewide transportation infrastructure. Six major stretches have already received approval from the Chief Minister’s Office.

The first corridor, spanning 262 km, will run from Ikauna to Prayagraj, connecting important regions such as Ayodhya and Sultanpur. This route will integrate with the proposed Shamli–Gorakhpur Highway, the Poorvanchal Expressway, and the planned Vindhyan Expressway.

The second corridor, covering 220 km, will connect Kushinagar, Deoria, Dohrighat, Ghazipur, and Zamania. While the Ghazipur–Zamania and Dohrighat–Ghazipur stretches are already operational, the PWD plans to propose the Kushinagar–Deoria and Deoria–Dohrighat sections.

The third corridor will extend 295 km from Pipri on the Indo-Nepal border to Prayagraj, intersecting several major expressways. The fourth corridor will run 502 km from Lakhimpur to Banda, with certain sections already developed as four-lane roads.

The fifth corridor, the longest at 547 km, will link Bareilly to Lalitpur via Agra and Jhansi. The sixth corridor will stretch 514 km from Mustafabad to Harpalpur, incorporating both existing and proposed road segments.

Additionally, the Munder–Farrukhabad–Orai stretch will be developed in two phases of 92 km and 125 km, providing a crucial link between the Ganga Expressway and the Agra–Lucknow Expressway through the Bundelkhand Expressway.

News by Rahul Yelligetti.