Purvanchal Expressway Status (2026): Route Map, Completion Date & Latest Update

This page tracks the latest Purvanchal Expressway updates, maintenance activities, expansion proposals and operational developments.

पूर्वांचल एक्सप्रेसवे उत्तर प्रदेश में लखनऊ और गाजीपुर को जोड़ने वाला एक प्रमुख एक्सप्रेसवे है।

The Purvanchal Expressway is a 340.824 km, fully access-controlled, six-lane greenfield expressway in Uttar Pradesh. It connects Chand Sarai in Lucknow district with Haidaria in Ghazipur district and is designed for expansion to eight lanes.

The Purvanchal Expressway route starts at Chand Sarai on the Lucknow-Sultanpur Road in Lucknow district and ends near Haidaria on NH-19 in Ghazipur district, close to the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border. The expressway provides an east-west connection across eastern Uttar Pradesh.

The Purvanchal Expressway route passes through nine districts: Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur.

The Purvanchal Expressway route map shows the 340.824 km access-controlled corridor from Chand Sarai in Lucknow to Haidaria in Ghazipur. The alignment crosses nine districts—Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur.

UPEIDA publishes an official Purvanchal Expressway project map showing the complete corridor and its major locations and districts. The official route begins at Chand Sarai in Lucknow and terminates at Haidaria in Ghazipur.

The official Purvanchal Expressway project map shows the expressway alignment across eastern Uttar Pradesh, including the major chainage points and the nine districts connected by the corridor. UPEIDA's project page provides the official project map as a downloadable document.

The Purvanchal Expressway is 340.824 km long. It is a six-lane access-controlled expressway, with the structures designed to allow future expansion of the carriageway to eight lanes.

The Purvanchal Expressway project cost is ₹22,494.66 crore, including the cost of land, according to UPEIDA's current project information.

The Purvanchal Expressway alignment runs from Chand Sarai in Lucknow district to Haidaria in Ghazipur district. The detailed project is divided into eight construction packages covering the corridor through Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur, along with the other districts on the route.

The Purvanchal Expressway is fully access-controlled, so vehicles enter and leave through designated interchanges and access points rather than unrestricted road crossings. UPEIDA's project documents identify interchanges and toll-plaza facilities along the corridor, but a single current official list of every exit by commonly used place name is not published on the main project page; therefore, individual exit names should not be inferred from district names alone.

For FY 2025-26, UPEIDA published link-wise toll rates for the Purvanchal Expressway. For a car, jeep, van or light motor vehicle, the published single-journey rate for the full A-to-M distance is ₹700 after the stated 25% discount on the base toll rate. The actual toll for a journey depends on the entry and exit points.

UPEIDA invited bids in December 2025 for selection of a contractor to collect user fees and operate the toll plazas on the Purvanchal Expressway, along with deployment of ambulances, patrolling vehicles and safety vehicles. This tender relates to toll and operational management of the existing expressway.

Yes. The Purvanchal Expressway is an operational access-controlled expressway. The main carriageway was opened to traffic in 2021, and UPEIDA currently publishes toll rates and operational tenders for the expressway.

The Purvanchal Expressway is operational and maintained as part of Uttar Pradesh's expressway network. UPEIDA continues to publish current toll rates, operation and maintenance-related tenders, and other operational information for the 340.824 km corridor.

Recent UPEIDA updates include the publication of FY 2025-26 Purvanchal Expressway toll rates and tenders for toll-plaza operation and user-fee collection, as well as operation and maintenance-related services. These updates concern the ongoing operation and management of the existing expressway rather than a new construction phase.

The Purvanchal Expressway route map used during the project's construction and opening period showed the corridor from Chand Sarai in Lucknow to Haidaria in Ghazipur across nine districts. UPEIDA's project documentation identifies the expressway length as 340.824 km; older maps and project documents may use historical terminology or earlier planning details, so the current UPEIDA project page should be used for present-day route and project specifications.

The Purvanchal Expressway road map follows an east-west alignment from Lucknow through Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh and Mau before terminating in Ghazipur. The 340.824 km corridor connects with the wider Uttar Pradesh expressway network and provides access-controlled movement toward eastern Uttar Pradesh.

The Purvanchal Expressway does not directly terminate in Varanasi. UPEIDA's project information identifies a separate link road connection to Varanasi, while the main expressway itself terminates near Haidaria in Ghazipur district.

The Purvanchal Expressway starts at Chand Sarai village in Mohanlalganj tehsil of Lucknow district. Other villages identified along the corridor include Maghua, Beli, Siwlar, Dehra Mau, Pahasa, Mahurakala, Echwalya, Panjsara, Hasnapur, Jaukhandi, Sahzadepur, Adampur Naubasta and Rasoolpur Ashik Ali.

In Barabanki district, the Purvanchal Expressway passes through villages including Sarai Pandey, Kaboolpur, Shivnam, Gangapur, Ramipur, Jarauli, Narendrapur Madraha, Akhaiyapur, Kakri, Trivediganj, Bara, Jalalpur, Rauni, Daudpur, Rithi Sikandarpur, Gharkuiya, Anandau Mau, Bamhrauli and Sansara. Additional Package-II villages include Bijapur, Pechrauwa, Sarai Chaubey, Harpalpur, Bhairampur, Barawa, Raksana, Bahra Mau, Maharajpur, Amarwal Krisiya, Kundwa, Ratauli, Gerawan, Tikrahua, Bali Gerawan and Shukulpur.

In Amethi district, the expressway passes through villages including Husenpur, Unch Gaon, Sewara, Nihalgarh Saida Patti, Nimpur, Newaj Madargarh, Mohna Paschim, Asishpur, Kajipur, Nhirigarh, Singhnamau, Jalali, Fundanpur, Bhatmau, Hasanpur Tiwari, Para, Chajjupur, Fatepur, Matiyari Kala, Jaraikala and Haliyapur.

In Ayodhya district, the Purvanchal Expressway corridor includes villages in Milkipur tehsil such as Idilpur, Imanganj, Purelalkha, Godwal and Mewapur Mundevgaon. Some project DPRs refer to Ayodhya by its former name, Faizabad.

Sultanpur has one of the longest village-level sections of the Purvanchal Expressway. The corridor passes through villages across Sultanpur, Kadipur and Jaisinghpur tehsils, including Kuwansi, Badadand, Ranmusepur, Rampur Babuwan, Tirhut, Megh Mau, Dahriyanwa, Deeh, Mahuli, Ramnagar, Gadiyana, Sukhbaderi, Nandaree, Samrathpur, Piyarokala, Pipergaon, Chandipur, Dhaurahra, Lokepur, Parwar, Sahri, Kaithwan, Dhanaupur, Dewapur, Badhauli, Pratap Pur, Madanpur Khurd, Sansarpur, Kalyanpur, Faridpur, Nagri, Hakimpur, Kanakpur, Raipur, Dakhinwara, Jafarpur, Karote Khurd, Gaura, Kharsauma, Fulauna, Akodi, Bhagwanpur, Dalhupur, Sarang Pur, Sakradepur, Belgara, Parsa, Ramnathpur, Chandpur, Govindpur, Byaspur and Khalispur Durg.

In Ambedkar Nagar district, the Purvanchal Expressway passes through villages in Akbarpur tehsil including Ahetha, Umarpur, Revra and Rasoolpur Diyara.

The Purvanchal Expressway passes through numerous villages across Phulpur, Nizamabad, Sagri and Azamgarh tehsils. These include Khandora, Hamirpur, Shahpur, Nashopur, Madhvapur, Sultanpur, Sohayal, Mohiuddinpur, Chakia, Sulemapur, Andika, Gokhwal, Nizampur, Faridpur, Para, Chandpur, Pachhim Patti, Purab Patti, Gadwa, Sikanderpur, Bairampur, Gobindpur, Raghunathpur, Bhagwanpur, Ranipur, Tandva, Chak Bijli, Saray Dhani, Khairuddinpur, Radhopur, Jhoosi, Bizarva, Bashi Jarmajaipur, Ekma, Naipura, Kishun Das Pur, Godhpur, Madya, Dudhnara, Sehdha, Kothra, Manchobha, Chandoka, Hasanpur, Mahmudpur and Kotila. Package VII also includes villages such as Neebe Khurd, Bamhor, Nibibujurg, Petara, Damodarpur, Lohra, Gajahda, Gauspur, Tulsipur, Satiyava, Chak Tagi, Nasirudeenpur, Asona, Jagdeeshpur, Basti and Kerma.

In Mau district, the expressway passes through villages in Muhammadabad Gohna and Maunath Bhanjan tehsils. These include Kotvalipur, Bhujahi, Rakad, Jahniyapur, Sedpur, Husen Patti, Kajeepur Basti, Surhurpur, Khushamd Pur, Bardiha, Bhati Khurd, Tandva Chobepur, Jamui, Bhati Kala, Karha, Mubark Patti, Samsabad, Shambhoopur, Arela, Khareva, Kothiya, Dattauli, Yakubpur, Kyad Khas, Bhusuwa, Lakhanpura, Gokalpur, Ameti, Shadipur, Pocha, Pirwa, Chalha, Niayamatpur Urf Bagli, Shahzadpur, Tiyara, Ahilad Pur, Unhaich, Khargajepur, Majkhani and Tajpur.

In Ghazipur district, the Purvanchal Expressway passes through villages across Ghazipur and Mohammadabad tehsils. These include Bijaura, Mustafabad, Kelahi, Sarar Urf Haiderganj, Raipur Waghpur, Dondsar, Singera, Kodaee, Sevatha, Belsari, Mohiuddinpur, Jhiguri, Sidhvat, Mubarakpur Khedu, Kutubpur, Todar, Dharwara Khala, Dharwara Khurd, Khijirpur, Sultanpur, Sahawalpur, Mahmudpur, Nasiruddinpur, Shahabuddinpur, Kadipur, Pahadpur, Chak Amber, Sutihar, Salempur, Mohammadpur Rajak, Malikpura, Kurthaura, Rajapur, Dahendu, Semaur, Ahiroli, Toderpur, Nasirabad, Musepur, Andhaura, Barachawar, Shahpur Dewajit, Kandhaura Kala, Pliya, Nasirpur Gandhpa, Padraw, Baddo Pur, Sher, Saray Duboliya, Nurpur, Nizampur, Jogamusahib, Paro, Chak Ahmed Kala, Chandpur, Malasa, Sonadi, Wajidpur, Chakbala, Girdhariya, Chak Domaria, Pakhanpura and Hedaria. The eastern end of the expressway is near Haidaria village in Ghazipur district.