Gorakhpur Link Expressway is a long, 4-

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wide (expandable to 6) expressway in the

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state of

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. It connects Jaitpur village on

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in Gorakhpur district with Salarpur village on

Purvanchal Expressway Purvanchal Expressway is a 340.8 km long, 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) access-controlled expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The expressway connects Chand Saray village near Gosainganj in Lucknow district with Haydaria villa ...

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. Salarpur interchange is located at chainage 190+855 Km of Purvanchal Expressway. It was launched in 2018 by Chief Minister

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and

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was started in February 2019 by the

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. The total project value of Gorakhpur Link Expressway, including the land acquisition cost is around ₹ 5,876

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Route

The Gorakhpur Link Expressway connects Jaitpur village on Gorakhpur Bypass in Gorakhpur district with Salarpur village (south of

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) on

. It passes through 4 districts of Uttar Pradesh i.e.

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, Ambedkar Nagar and

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Construction

The construction cost (excluding the cost of Land) is around

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3,024

s. Around of land will be acquired for this project. 2

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, 3 ramp plaza, 7 Flyovers, 7 major bridges, 27 minor bridges, 16 vehicular-underpasses (VUP), 50 Light VUP and 35 pedestrian underpasses will also be constructed. The construction work of the 91.352 km long Gorakhpur Link Expressway is divided into 2 packages:

Status updates

* Feb 2019: Land acquisition work started by

. * Oct 2019: 50% of the required land has been acquired. Construction work is divided in 2 packages. * Nov 2019: Dilip Buildcon Ltd receives Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for Package-2 on 29 November 2019. * Feb 2020: Construction work started on 10 February for Package-1 by Apco Infratech. * Apr 2020: Road construction work resumed. * Jun 2020: Construction work started on 19 June for Package-2 by Dilip Buildcon. * Mar 2021: 1,044 out of 1,095

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s (95.36%) of required land has been acquired till 30 March. * Jun 2021: 24% of construction work and 50% of earthwork is completed as of 28 June. * Jan 2022: 50% of the earthwork and 34% of construction work has been completed. * Aug 2022: 75% of earthwork and 52% of overall construction work has been completed. 289 structures out of 342 have been completed. *Mar 2023: 62% of overall construction work has been completed, 319 structures out of 342 have been completed. and is now confirmed to become operational by December 2023. *May 2024: 100% of earthwork and 95% of overall Construction work has been completed, 337 structures out of 341 have been completed. *Jan 2025: 100% of earthwork and 98% of overall Construction work has been completed, 337 structures out of 341 have been completed.{{Cite web , title=Gorakhpur Link Expressway {{! Official Website of Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. Setup by State Government under UP Industrial Area Development Act-1976 , url=https://upeida.up.gov.in/en/page/gorakhpur-link-expressway , access-date=2025-03-10 , website=upeida.up.gov.in * Jun 2025 Inaugurated by

and traffic opened to public on 20 June 2025.

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Dilip Buildcon

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