Prayagraj Bypass Expressway is an
Controlled-access
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expressway located in the district of Prayagraj. It is the Asia's longest bypass in terms of length. The project is a section of
National Highway 19
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. It forms the part of the
Golden Quadrilateral
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, under the Kanpur-Prayagraj-Varanasi section of Delhi-Kolkata stretch. The primary purpose of construction was to reduce heavy traffic on the Grand Trunk Road through the city of Prayagraj.
Construction
The total work was divided into 3 contract packages. Construction of road from Km. 158 to 198 (except the Ganges Bridge) was taken up by the
National Highways Authority of India
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with loan assistance from the
World Bank
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. The project consisted of 2.608 km of 4-lane widening of the existing
NH-19 and of new construction. The Prayagraj Bypass takes off from of NH-19 (near Kokhraj), runs for along the existing alignment and then for along new bypass alignment, north of Prayagraj city.
It rejoins the existing alignment of NH-19 (near
Handia) and runs another to end at (NH-19 stationing ). A nearly kilometer long bridge on Ganga was also constructed as a part of the project
Exits/Interchange
The four-laned bypass expressway has 5 exits, including the 2 terminals, that continue as National Highway 2 towards Kanpur and Varanasi. From geographically West to East, the exits are:
* Kokhraj Terminal Exit: Continuing as NH-19 from Kanpur. Exits To Prayagraj City/Bamrauli and Fatehpur/Kanpur.
* Lucknow Road Exit: Interchange for NH 24B. Exits to Prayagraj City and Lucknow/Rai Barreli.
* Ayodhya Road Exit: Interchange for NH 96. Exits to Prayagraj City and Pratapgarh/Sultanpur/Ayodhya.
* Gorakhpur Road Exit: Interchange for SH 7. Exits to Prayagraj City and Jaunpur/Azamgarh/Gorakhpur.
* Handia Terminal Exit: Continues as NH-19 towards Varanasi. Exits To Prayagraj City/Jhunsi and Varanasi/Bhadohi.
See also
Expressways of India
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References
Transport in Prayagraj district
Expressways in Uttar Pradesh
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