Lok Sabha Question No. 4986 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Widening of NH in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether the Government has identified the National Highways in Uttar  Pradesh  where  the  movement  of  trucks  often  leads  to  heavy traffic jam and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the details of highways selected for conversion from two-lane into four-lane to provide relief from such traffic jams during the last three years and the current year along with the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The details of National Highways(NH) in UP where movement of trucks often leads to heavy traffic jam is at Annexure - I.
- (b)The  reasons  for  traffic  jams  are  many  like  local  encroachments, wrong  parking,  and  other  miscellaneous  reasons  other  than the reasons of the capacity constraints of existing lane structure of NH. Continuous efforts are being made with the support of local authorities to  remove such bottlenecks for smooth and uninterrupted movement of  traffic.  The  details  of  National  Highways  selected  for  conversion from  two  lane  into  four  lane  during  the  last  three  years  and  current year along with the present status are at annexure-II.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4986 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2021

## WIDENING OF NH IN UTTAR PRADESH

4986. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARA (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.4986  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.03.2021 ASKED BY SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV REGARDING WIDENING OF NH IN UTTAR PRADESH.

|   SL. No. |   NH Number | Section                                      | Chainage / Name of Place     |
|-----------|-------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 |          24 | Balance work of 4-Laning of Bareilly-Sitapur | Km 290+445 / Hulas Nagla ROB |
|         2 |          86 | Kanpur - Kabrai                              | Km 0.000/Naubasta            |

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ANNEXURE -II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARA (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4986  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 25.03.2021 ASKED  BY  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SHYAM  SINGH  YADAV  REGARDING WIDENING OF NH IN UTTAR PRADESH.

|   Sl. No. | NH N o.   | Name of Work                                                                                              | Present status                               |
|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | NH-56     | 4-Lane Lucknow (11.500) to Sultanpur (138.925 Km) of NH-56 in Uttar Pradesh                               | Completed                                    |
|         2 | NH-29E    | 4-Lane of Gorakhpur Bypass from km. 79.670 of NH - 29E to km. 251.700 of NH - 28                          | Completed                                    |
|         3 | NH-27     | 4L PS of Prayagraj to UP/MP Border section of NH-27 (New NH-30) from Km. 4.285 to Km 45.627               | Completed                                    |
|         4 | NH-27     | 4L of Lucknow Ring Road Package-3B from Km.17.600 to MDR-77C and terminating at Km.15.650 of NH-28, Pkg-3 | Completed                                    |
|         5 | NH-233    | 4-Lane Ghaghra Bridge to Varanasi Section of NH-233 (Package-1)                                           | Completed                                    |
|         6 | NH-29     | 4-Lane Varanasi bypass (Varanasi Ring Road, Phase-I)                                                      | Completed                                    |
|         7 | NH-29     | Four laning of Varanasi Gorakhpur Section from km. 84.160 to 149.540 ( PKG III)                           | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 58% |
|         8 | NH-29     | Four laning of Varanasi Gorakhpur Section Packege IV from km. 149.540 to km. 215.160 (Mau-Gorakhpur)      | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 64% |
|         9 | NH-56     | Lucknow Ring Road Pkg-2 (Behta Road to Sitapur Road)                                                      | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 43% |

|   10 | NH-233   | Four Laning of Ghaghra Bridge to Varanasi (PKG-II) [Budhanpur Urban section (Km 180.420) to Gossai ki bazaar bypass (Km 240.340)]   | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 89%   |
|------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|   11 | NH-233   | Four Laning of Ghaghra Bridge to Varanasi (PKG-III) [Gossai ki bazaar bypass (Km 240.340) to Varanasi (Km 299.350)]                 | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 97%   |
|   12 | NH-56    | Four Laning of Sultanpur to Varanasi (PKG-I) [from Sultanpur (Km 134.700) to Jaunpur (Km 209.230)]                                  | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 90%   |
|   13 | NH-56    | Four Laning of Sultanpur to Varanasi (PKG-II) [from Jaunpur (Km 209.230) to Varanasi (Km 272.590)]                                  | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 92%   |
|   14 | NH-7     | Four laning of Dagamagpur to Lalganj (km 49.1 - km 96.8)                                                                            | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 95%   |
|   15 | NH-7     | Four laning of Lalganj- Hanumana km 96.80 - km 140.200                                                                              | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 82%   |
|   16 | NH-29    | 4-Lane of Varanasi Ring Road, Phase-II, Pkg-2                                                                                       | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 8%    |
|   17 | NH-24    | Lucknow Ring Road Pkg 3A (Sitapur Road to Kursi Road)                                                                               | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 62%   |
|   18 | NH-56    | 4-Lane of Varanasi Ring Road, Phase-II, Pkg-1                                                                                       | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 36%   |

|   19 | NH-7            | Four laning of Varanasi- Degamapur [km. 15.1 - km. 49.1]                                                                                                           | Under Implementation, Physical Progress- 49%          |
|------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|   20 | NH-56           | Lucknow Ring Road Pkg-1 (Sultanpur Road to Behta Road) [Bypass connecting NH-56 at km. 17.40 and terminating near Behta Road]                                      | Under Implementation, Physical Progress-8%            |
|   21 | 24              | Balance work of 4-Laning of Bareilly-Sitapur                                                                                                                       | Under Construction with Physical Progress 25.91%      |
|   22 | 86              | Kanpur - Kabrai                                                                                                                                                    | Under Detailed Project Report                         |
|   23 | NH-330A         | 4-Laning of Raebareli - Jagdishpur section of NH- 330A                                                                                                             | Recently Started. Appointed Date issued on 15.03.2021 |
|   24 | 96 (New NH-330) | Rehabilitation & Upgradation of Pratapgarh to Allahabad Bypass Road & Junction section of NH- 96 (New NH No.330) from Ch.100.800 to Ch. 135.500] to 4L with PS.    | Completed                                             |
|   25 | 96 (New NH-330) | Rehabilitation & Upgradation of existing pavement to 4L with PS from km. 135.500 to km 153.330 of NH-96 (Allahabad Bypass Road junction to Allahabad City section) | Work is in progress                                   |
|   26 | 29E             | Four lane widening & strengthening of NH-29E from km. 81.420 to 99.00 Sonuli-Gorakhpur Road (JangalKaudiya to Mohaddipur Section)                                  | Work is in progress                                   |