The World Bank, on 16 October 2003, approved a $240 million loan for the Allahabad bypass project that is part of the Delhi-Kolkata side of NHAI’s Golden Quadrilateral Project.

This is the last stretch on the entire 6,000 km GQ project for which contracts are yet to be awarded. The 84 km Allahabad bypass is located on the northern outskirts of Allahabad city and would be designed as a four-lane access controlled highway.

The 84.7-km Allahabad bypass is the last remaining section of the Golden Quadrilateral. It is to be located at the northern outskirts of Allahabad city and designed as a four-lane access controlled highway.

The bypass, representing Contract III B of the Khaga-Varanasi stretch on NH-2, consists of three packages:

1.       Bridge (1.02km) from KM 158 - KM 159.02

2.       4-lane highway (38 km) from KM 159.02 to KM 197.02

3.       4-lane highway (45 km) from KM 197.02 to KM 242.02