Agra - Lucknow Expressway | 302+ kms | 6 lanes | Completed

Preparation of 'Concept Report' for Development of "Agra to Lucknow Access Controlled Expressway project

Letter dated 24.04.2012 issued to Consultants Empanelled with MoRTH, Gol under Category-I for submission of their offer.

Source http://www.upeida.in/

Consultant for Agra-Lucknow Expressway appointed

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...Expressway-appointed/articleshow/13235994.cms


LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday appointed Redicon India, a private limited company, as consultant for preparing the concept report for the ambitious access-controlled Agra to Lucknow expressway.

The eight-lane eco-friendly greenfield expressway is proposed to be constructed on a minimum distance formula through Public-Private Partnership mode. Envisaged to provide a smooth link from Greater Noida to Lucknow via Agra, this expressway will be built covering a distance of about 365 Kms. The scope of work for consultant includes mainly preparation of concept report involving preliminary feasibility reports on economic, geographical, physical and social parameters. Once completed, Agra to Lucknow Expressway will cut short the travelling time between Lucknow and Agra from 6 hours to 3.30 hours, while a distance of about 530 Kms from Greater Noida to Lucknow will be covered in 5 hours instead of current time of 9 hours.

"Conscious of the importance of connectivity and transport infrastructure for inclusive development of the state, Uttar Pradesh government is taking up this key issue on priority basis," said Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC), Anil Kumar Gupta. "Government is keen to not only conceptualise the development of infrastructure but to ensure its time-bound implementation also," he added.

Redicon India was selected out of eight bidders after the company met with the standards of requisite experience and lowest financial bid. It may be noted that a 'Pre-Offer Meet' was held on May 5, 2012, to address their consultants' queries. Implementing and Nodal agency for this PPP expressway project is Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Authority (UPEIDA).

Chief Executive Officer, UPEIDA, Mukul Singhal, said that to maintain ecological balance, a large number of trees would be planted for retaining the rain water in the field. Suitable techniques of rain harvesting shall also be adopted to raising ground water level. Eco-friendly parks shall be developed along the expressway for neutralizing air and noise pollution and maintaining ecological balance owing to this expressway. Further, to maintain greenery and abundant water supply lakes and ponds shall be developed on both sides of proposed Agra-Lucknow expressway.

I dont think so....Agra-Lucknow via Kanpur is part of original plan. I dont see any issues for Ganga Expessway. We have to wait till we get environment clearence.

from UP govt website

http://udyogbandhu.com/topics.aspx?mid=Expressways

Present Status of GE

Ø The Hon’ble High Court has issued stay order in this case.


Ø Concessionaire had applied with Ministry of Environment and Forests on 18.04.2011 for obtaining environmental clearances in accordance with EIA Notification, which has been rejected. It has further been directed that UPEIDA being project proponent, is required to file application for clearance.


Ø UPEIDA is in the process of submitting application for obtaining NOC to Ministry of Environment and Forests

Euromast said:

So this is death of Ganga expressway.I hope this is build before the next elections and complement the quality of Yamuna expessway

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Expedite work on Agra-Lucknow Expressway: UP CM to officials

http://www.business-standard.com/ge...agra-lucknow-expresswaycm-to-officials/43728/


Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today asked officials to expedite work on the ambitious Agra-Lucknow Greenfield Expressway project, to provide a large market to Uttar Pradesh farmers and cut the travel time between the two cities.

Two days after inaugurating the Yamuna Expressway, Akhilesh today briefed concerned officials about the niceties of the project.

The present distance of 350 km between Agra and Lucknow would be reduced to 274 kilometers with this project's completion and the travel time would be around 3 hours.

"The proposed expressway from Agra to Lucknow should have enough underways and cattleway besides they should also have service lanes on both sides," the chief minister directed the concerned officials after an overview presentation on the Agra-Lucknow access control Greenfield Expressway project.
The produce of farmers of the areas from where the proposed Agra-Lucknow Expressway would pass will get an "opportunity to reach larger markets" and the mandis would also expand, according to an official release quoting chief minister.

Same would be the case with vegetables and seasonal fruits like watermelon and perishable dairy products which would easily reach the urban areas, Akhilesh said.

Glass city would also be established in Firozabad, he said.

The proposed 6-lane expressway would be expandable to 8 lanes.

For the project, "not much fertile land will be needed to be acquired" as most of the land required was available with the Irrigation Department beside the already existing canal tracks and other public lands which fall into it, he said.

To prevent flooding of the Expressway it is proposed that it would be on a high platform and 10 meter on either side will be prepared as Greenfield bar

आगरा-लखनऊ ग्रीनफील्ड एक्सप्रेसवे को हरी &#2333

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_9565555.html



- परियोजना के प्रस्तुतीकरण के बाद सीएम ने दी अलाइनमेंट को मंजूरी

- फिरोजाबाद, शिकोहाबाद, इटावा, मैनपुरी, कन्नौज और मलिहाबाद के करीब से गुजरेगा एक्सप्रेसवे

- दोनों ओर होगी 10 मीटर से अधिक चौड़ी हरित पट्टी

जागरण ब्यूरो, लखनऊ : आगरा से लखनऊ के बीच प्रस्तावित छह लेन ग्रीनफील्ड एक्सप्रेसवे फिरोजाबाद, शिकोहाबाद, इटावा, मैनपुरी, कन्नौज और मलिहाबाद के काफी करीब से गुजरेगा। सोमवार को ग्रीनफील्ड एक्सप्रेसवे प्रोजेक्ट का प्रस्तुतीकरण देखने के बाद मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव ने परियोजना को हरी झंडी दिखा दी है। इस एक्सप्रेसवे के निर्माण से आगरा से लखनऊ के बीच 350 किमी की दूरी घटकर 274 किमी रह जाएगी जो कि तीन घंटे में पूरी की जा सकेगी।

प्रस्तुतीकरण के दौरान परियोजना के कन्सल्टेंट रेडीकॉन ने ग्रीनफील्ड एक्सप्रेसवे के अलाइनमेंट के लिए तीन विकल्प सुझाये। इनमें से फिरोजाबाद, शिकोहाबाद, इटावा, मैनपुरी, कन्नौज और मलिहाबाद के नजदीक से गुजरने वाले विकल्प पर मुख्यमंत्री ने मुहर लगायी क्योंकि इस पर एक्सप्रेसवे का निर्माण करने में उपजाऊ जमीन का कम से कम अधिग्रहण करना पड़ेगा। इस अलाइनमेंट का अधिकांश भाग नहर की पटरियों के करीब सिंचाई विभाग व अन्य सरकारी जमीनों में पड़ रहा है। छह लेन के इस एक्सप्रेसवे का विस्तार आठ लेन तक किया जा सकेगा। बाढ़ से बचाव के लिए एक्सप्रेसवे को जमीन की सतह से ऊंचा रखा जाएगा और इसके दोनों ओर 10 मीटर से अधिक चौड़ी ग्रीनफील्ड पट्टी तैयार की जाएगी। एक्सप्रेसवे के साथ पर्यावरणीय दृष्टि से अनुकूल पार्क और तालाब व झीलें विकसित की जाएंगी। परियोजना की लागत 9500 करोड़ रुपये आंकी गई है।

मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा कि जिन शहरों के करीब से होकर यह एक्सप्रेसवे गुजरेगा उन्हें ग्रोथ सेंटर के रूप में विकसित किया जा सकेगा। इन इलाकों में मंडियों के विकास के अलावा किसानों की उपज को बड़े बाजारों तक पहुंचाने में सहूलियत होगी। एक्सप्रेसवे के बन जाने पर फिरोजाबाद में ग्लास सिटी की स्थापना भी की जा सकती है। उन्होंने ग्रेटर नोएडा-आगरा प्रवेश नियंत्रित एक्सप्रेसवे को ग्रीनफील्ड एक्सप्रेसवे के माध्यम से लखनऊ तक बढ़ाने की भी मंशा जतायी ताकि क्षेत्र के किसानों और जनता को इसका लाभ मिल सके। मुख्यमंत्री ने ग्रीनफील्ड एक्सप्रेसवे के दोनों तरफ सर्विस लेन और उसके नीचे पर्याप्त अंडरपास और कैटल-वे बनाने का निर्देश दिया। प्रस्तुतीकरण के दौरान लोक निर्माण मंत्री शिवपाल सिंह यादव, प्रोटोकॉल राज्यमंत्री अभिषेक मिश्रा, अवस्थापना एवं औद्योगिक विकास आयुक्त अनिल कुमार गुप्ता, सिंचाई, वित्त, आवास व राजस्व विभागों के प्रमुख सचिव, आगरा, कानपुर और लखनऊ मंडलों के मंडलायुक्त भी मौजूद थे।

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तीन साल में विकसित होगी परियोजना

ग्रीनफील्ड एक्सप्रेसवे परियोजना को पूरा करने के लिए डेवलपर को तीन साल का समय दिया जाएगा। प्रस्तुतीकरण के दौरान तय हुआ कि परियोजना के लिए सितंबर तक कन्सेप्ट नोट तैयार कर लिया जाएगा। परियोजना की व्यावहारिकता, रिक्वेस्ट फॉर प्रपोजल (आरएफपी) और रिक्वेस्ट फॉर क्वालिफिकेशन (आरएफक्यू) की औपचारिकताएं जून 2013 तक पूरी कर ली जाएं। डेवलपर चयन के लिए बिडिंग आगामी जुलाई में, प्री-बिड कान्फ्रेंस अगस्त में और डेवलपर को परियोजना सुपुर्द करने की कार्यवाही सितंबर 2013 में पूरी कर ली जाए। इसके बाद तीन वर्ष की अवधि में डेवलपर को परियोजना को अंजाम देना होगा।

lets wait till sep end for the final report to see what will be constructed and whats the final alignment. Anyway all expressways in UP are planned to be 8 lanes. Some may go YE way where six lanes are constructed but in future expanded to 8 lanes.
Service lanes are independent and most propbale will be 4lanes (2 on each side of expressway)

Time line given in news report does not mention time required to get environment clearance. EC will take its own time of 2-4years....so 6-8 years is timeframe we should look for the completion of the expressway.

sixsigma1978 said:

^^ this is talkning about a green field 6 lane project. are the service lanes being counted as the extra two lanes as the heading states its an 8 laner

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m_1973 said:

Time line given in news report does not mention time required to get environment clearance. EC will take its own time of 2-4years....so 6-8 years is timeframe we should look for the completion of the expressway.

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It will be much easier this time around as the new alignment is mostly on government land and along existing canals. According to the hindi news report above, all formalities and developer selection will be complete by September 2013, and they expect to developer to build it in 3 years. So Best-case timeline is in 4 years (September 2016).. Also, if the Yamuna expressway is a hit, they might expedite this project in order to provide a smooth corridor from Delhi to Lucknow

but most imp is Environment clearance and this will come from Ministry of forest and environment.(MoEF)

to get EC govt has to go through few steps

1. Environment Impact Assessment Study: State govt has to conduct the study and if done with 100% efficiency without holidays takes 275days. If all falls in place its safe to assume it will take 1.5years

2. With EIA report state has to approach MoEF to get permission. MoEF takes its time depending on the alignment. MoEF will take anything from one to two years to give permission. (if everything is correct otherwise change the alignment and redo most of things)

Only to get EC we must factor 3-4years of time. Without EC state cant go for bidding as the case with UGCE (i think process changed after GE)

Where Upper Ganga Canal Expressway stands? Its along Upper Ganga Canal and most of land is with irrigation department still MoEF is not ready to give EC on some or other pretext. Strangest thing is MoEF is questioning the need of expressway! This is simply a big joke... MoEF must only focus on giving environment permissions and must not comment on need / utility of expressway or any other project.
In terms of process from UP govt Ganga E was the fastest executed project and now MoEF is sleeping on it.

What SP govt must do now is push for EC for UGCE and focus on to finish it asap. Simultaneously SP must push for EC for GE in next 1-2 years time. GE is toughest project to execute and if SP lacks the political will leave the project for next govt to execute it. (or do in multiple steps)(e.g. Connect Lucknow to Varanasi in step 1)

varunssc said:

It will be much easier this time around as the new alignment is mostly on government land and along existing canals. According to the hindi news report above, all formalities and developer selection will be complete by September 2013, and they expect to developer to build it in 3 years. So Best-case timeline is in 4 years (September 2016).. Also, if the Yamuna expressway is a hit, they might expedite this project in order to provide a smooth corridor from Delhi to Lucknow

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problem with govt process is that if in any process rule says that X work has to be done in 2 weeks that means it has to be done in 2 weeks. If you are dynamic person and finish the work in 2-3 days the only thing you will face are corruption charges due to "undue haste" in executing the work. Inquiry will be conducted to find out why undue haste shown by you?

People can challenge it in court and court will cancel the process for violating the guidelines. Depending on how political sensitive the issue is you may end up with CBI inquiry. (and tons of allegations)

Time bound process has its own advantages and disadvantages and any one must not violate them for successful implementation of project.

varunssc said:

It will be much easier this time around as the new alignment is mostly on government land and along existing canals. According to the hindi news report above, all formalities and developer selection will be complete by September 2013, and they expect to developer to build it in 3 years. So Best-case timeline is in 4 years (September 2016).. Also, if the Yamuna expressway is a hit, they might expedite this project in order to provide a smooth corridor from Delhi to Lucknow

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Draft concept on Agra-Lucknow expressway project reviewed

http://www.business-standard.com/ge...ra-lucknow-expressway-project-reviewed/48854/


With a view to complete the ambitious Agra-Lucknow eco-friendly expressway in time, Uttar Pradesh government today reviewed the project's draft concept report and finalised the alignment, official sources said.

The State Public Private Partnership Monitoring Committee (PPPMC), headed by Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC) Anil K Gupta, reviewed the draft concept report submitted by consultant M/s Redicon India Pvt Ltd and finalised the alignment for the expressway.

To be built on 'minimum distance formula' through PPP mode, the finalised alignment proposes around 270 kms long six-lane (extendable to eight lanes) expressway starting from proposed Agra ring road close to Yamuna expressway.

The finalised alignment has been derived on the criteria of maximum utilisation of barren/waste and low cost land in the influence area, they said.
It will pass through Fatehabad, Shikohabad, Saifai, NH-92 near Etawah, NH-91 near Kannauj, NH-25A near Malihabad and will culminate at inner ring road at Lucknow.

According to the draft concept report, there would be five toll-plazas, eight interchanges with 7.5 metres service lane along the expressway and 80 under passes.

The report has fixed a project execution time of three years for the project, the sources said, adding that PPPMC also asked the consultant to incorporate design parameters for a speed of 120 Km/hour on the proposed expressway.

To make it economically inclusive, small agro-markets would be developed to benefit farmers, schooling facilities for their wards and medical-care facilities will be also taken care of.

The expressway will cut short travel time between Agra and Lucknow to three hours from the present seven hours. It will be linked to already functional Yamuna Expressway between Greater Noida and Agra.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-alignment-finalised/articleshow/15833145.cms

To be built on 'minimum distance formula' through PPP mode, the finalised alignment proposes around 270 km long six-lane (extendable to eight lanes) expressway starting from proposed Agra ring road close to Yamuna expressway and passing through Fatehabad, Shikohabad, Saifai, NH-92 near Etawah, NH-91 near Kannauj, NH-25A near Malihabad and will culminate at inner ring road at Lucknow. According to the draft concept report, there would be five toll-plazas, eight interchanges with 7.5 metres service lane along the expressway and 80 under passes, 135 cattle passes, four public amenities.

m_1973 said:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-alignment-finalised/articleshow/15833145.cms

To be built on 'minimum distance formula' through PPP mode, the finalised alignment proposes around 270 km long six-lane (extendable to eight lanes) expressway starting from proposed Agra ring road close to Yamuna expressway and passing through Fatehabad, Shikohabad, Saifai, NH-92 near Etawah, NH-91 near Kannauj, NH-25A near Malihabad and will culminate at inner ring road at Lucknow. According to the draft concept report, there would be five toll-plazas, eight interchanges with 7.5 metres service lane along the expressway and 80 under passes, 135 cattle passes, four public amenities.

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Mulayam singh have included all of its strong holds from where its family members get elected:nuts:

Anyways I will have no problem even with that if the expressway gets completed in time and with the same quality as yamuna expressway.

It will provide boost to the UP.

Straight line distance between Agra and Lucknow is 275km. If you go by minimum distance the expressway has to pass through strong hold of SP. Once the report is final we will come to know of exact length of expressway

google earth image (length of red line is 275km)

anidel said:

Mulayam singh have included all of its strong holds from where its family members get elected:nuts:

Anyways I will have no problem even with that if the expressway gets completed in time and with the same quality as yamuna expressway.

It will provide boost to the UP.

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m_1973 said:

Straight line distance between Agra and Lucknow is 275km. If you go by minimum distance the expressway has to pass through strong hold of SP. Once the report is final we will come to know of exact length of expressway

google earth image (length of red line is 275km)

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Yeah....waiting for the final report. Just hope that this project get materialized soon.

minimum 3 years and max only MoEF knows. Environment assessment will take min on 1.5years and after that file will go to MoEF. MoEF will take its own time depending on from where are expressway will pass. Going by MoEF history of GE & UGCE we can assume 3 to 5 years of total time.

Cosmicbliss said:

m1973, how soon will all clearances be in place for the government to invite bids for the highway? Any idea? Will it not take at least a year or more?

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I have no clue on what basis Govt officials are making such statements

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...h-with-future-e-ways/articleshow/16101828.cms


UP has finalized the alignment of Lucknow-Agra expressway and this will be the second such project by the state government. Singhal told private developers that the government plans to complete the tendering process for this project by October 2013. "It will then depend on the developer to complete it. We will set a target of three years for completion," he added.