GORAKHPUR, June 13 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is set to inaugurate the long-awaited Gorakhpur Link Expressway on June 17, marking a major milestone in the state's infrastructure development and promising to foster economic growth in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The chief minister will also become the first dignitary to travel on the newly constructed 91.35-kilometre expressway. Developed at an estimated cost of Rs.7,283 crore, the four-lane expressway, expandable to six lanes, aims to significantly enhance regional connectivity and reduce travel time between Gorakhpur and Lucknow from five hours to approximately three-and-a-half hours. The inauguration will take place at two key locations - the first event will be held at Salarpur near Azamgarh, where the Gorakhpur Link Expressway connects to the Purvanchal Expressway. Following this, the chief minister's convoy will proceed to Bhagwanpur near Jaitpur, close to Gorakhpur-the originating point of the expressway. There, he will address a public gathering at National Highway 27. Gorakhpur district magistrate Krishna Karunesh confirmed that a team from the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has inspected both sites, and construction work has been completed....