The Uttar Pradesh Government is planning a six lane expressway linking Agra with Lucknow in the state.

The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority is implementing the 270-km project which is estimated to cost Rs 9,155 crore, excluding land cost. The access-control Agra- Lucknow Expressway Project will have service road on either side, and will be eventually extended to Delhi with the Yamuna Expressway. The greenfield project will be executed by a PPP through an SPV on DBFOT model. The proposed six lane highway can be expanded to eight lanes.

The project will provide linkage between Western Uttar Pradesh and Lucknow, besides linking Agra, Firozabad, Shikhoabad, Etawah, Kannauj and other central parts of the State.

Currently, RFQs have been invited from prospective bidders for the project. It will have provisions such as road over bridge, road under bridge, interchange or flyovers to ensure uninterrupted traffic flow. The project is expected to be commissioned by 2017. (Tender)