Lucknow, June 21 -- With the inauguration of the Gorakhpur Link Expressway, Uttar Pradesh now accounts for 42% of the country's total access-controlled expressway network, up from the earlier 38%, a state government spokesperson said on Friday.

"After the inauguration of the Ganga Expressway (594 km), likely by the year-end, being built from Meerut to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh will alone have 62% of the country's access-controlled network. That is, out of every 10 km of expressway built in the country, 6 km of expressway will be in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from this, many more expressways are under construction in Uttar Pradesh, while the government has approved many new expressways", the spokesperson said.

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