Ghaziabad to Kanpur in 3 hours? New Expressway promises to reduce travel time

The Ghaziabad-Kanpur Greenfield Corridor will pass as a result of nine districts – Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Unnao and Kanpur.

By : HT Auto Desk
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11 May 2022, 08:19 AM

The upcoming Ghaziabad-Kanpur Greenfield Corridor promises to reduce travel time between the two cities to just three hours.
The forthcoming Ghaziabad-Kanpur Greenfield Corridor guarantees to minimize travel time amongst the two towns to just 3 hrs.

Travelling among Ghaziabad and Kanpur could shortly be a breeze. The Centre has authorised a new expressway connecting the two industrial cities of Uttar Pradesh which guarantees to lessen journey time by 50 percent. The impending Ghaziabad-Kanpur Greenfield Economic Corridor will have a duration of all over 380 kms. It will lessen the journey time amongst the two towns to a few hours. 

The Ghaziabad-Kanpur Greenfield Corridor will pass through 9 districts, which incorporate Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Unnao and Kanpur. Presently it normally takes all over six several hours for commuters plying on the Yamuna Expressway connecting Kanpur and Ghaziabad, though those traveling on NH-9 get at the very least eight hours. 

A senior NHAI formal was quoted saying, “In September 2019, Union Highway Transportation and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari declared an financial corridor connecting Ghaziabad with Kanpur. The idea was to lower down on travel time concerning the two industrial towns. On Thursday very last 7 days, the ministry gave its approval for the corridor. It is probable to be finished by the 12 months 2025. The length of this Ghaziabad-Kanpur greenfield corridor will be 380 km.”

According to the system, the forthcoming greenfield corridor will be a four-lane expressway. It will be prolonged to six lanes on culverts and underpasses. In upcoming, land will be established apart to widen it to eight lanes. 

Industrialist and former vice president of Ghaziabad Industries Federation SK Maheshwari mentioned, “It will carry unparalleled financial positive aspects. The corridor will minimize vacation time and charge. Which will have a substantial effects on our revenue. Ideally this highway should have been created 30 several years back.”

The new Ghaziabad-Kanpur Greenfield Economic Corridor will increase to Uttar Pradesh’s impressive checklist of highways and expressways connecting various components of the state. In addition to the Yamuna Expressway, the point out boasts of high-velocity expressways like Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Taj Expressway connecting Agra and Lucknow, Purvanchal Expressway among the quite a few other approaching ones.

Initially Published Date: 11 Might 2022, 08:19 AM IST