Mega Constructions: AGRA - LUCKNOW Express highway

Longest Express highway of INDIA ,Most Beautiful Indian Highway 

In starting we will discuss about Construction strategies that made this construction as a Mega Constructions and Later we will show some of awesome photography that will brief you about the beauty of highway -

• Project plan started in 2013  and got completed in 2016 
• In 2013 a tender was floated but no company quoted for this INR 9000 Crore project
• In 2014 ,State government decided to make this project a State government funded project rather then private market funded project
• In April 2014 ,a bid was invited in 5 packages for 6 lanes covering 302 Km

Agra-Firozabad -Tata Projects Limited
Firozabad -Etawaj -Afcons Infrastructure Limited 
Etawah - Kannauj - Nagarjuna Construction Company
Kannauj -Unnao - Afcons Infrastructure Limited 
Unnao - Lucknow - L & T 

• In Sept 2015 - 50% of land was acquired for this project 
• In Nov 2014 -Foundation stone was laid 
• In May 2015 - Construction of bridges on two major Rivers ,River Ganga and Yamuna got started 
• In Nov 2016-Express highway was inaugurated by Akhilesh Yadav ,Chief Minister  (UP,INDIA)
• In Feb 2017 -Express highway was opened for public 

Agra - Lucknow express highway is 302 km highway constructed by Uttar pradesh expressways development authority 
This is the longest express highway of India ,This highway connects Agra a city of Taj with Lucknow a capital of State .

Project was expected to be completed in INR 15,000.00 crore but got completed only in INR 13,200 crore which is highly appreciable

i was able to drive at 180 Km/hr on this highway , I was driving with full safety
remember speed thrills but kills

Landing ready Highway for Indian Air Force 

This is not a Air Force base station but Agra Lucknow expressway where landing testing of fighter plane has already been done 

History done now lets see some awesome photography which  proves that this highway is awesome for Long drives 

Photo Credits : Adesh bhatt photography