India, Dec. 9 -- LUCKNOW Among the web of expressways in UP is also the long awaited 686-km-long eight-lane Bharatmala Expressway connecting Chandauli in eastern Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata in West Bengal. And once this e-way becomes operational, the road journey between the two cities will be reduced to six hours from the current duration of 13-14 hours.

The Rs.24275-crore project, which is likely to take another three years to complete, will also propel development in eastern UP along with the now operational Purvanchal Expressway. Being executed by the NHAI, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the project in February 2024.

The expressway will pass through four states - UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Acco...