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The Union Cabinet connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026) approved the operation of a 4-lane access-controlled National Highway-927 from Barabanki to Bahraich successful Uttar Pradesh astatine a outgo of ₹6,969.04 crore.
The 101.515 km task aims to supply seamless connectivity to cardinal economic, social, and logistics hubs crossed Uttar Pradesh, according to an authoritative statement.
The Cabinet Committee connected Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the operation of the 4-lane Access-Controlled National Highway-927 from Barabanki to Bahraich connected Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) for ₹6,969.04 crore, it said.
The task involves a civilian outgo of astir ₹3,485.49 crore and an further ₹1,574.85 crore for onshore acquisition.
The task would make 36.54 lakhs person-days (direct) and 43.04 lakh person-days (indirect) caller employment opportunities.
The projected upgradation of the Barabanki–Bahraich conception volition code terrible geometric deficiencies, crisp curves, and congestion successful built-up areas crossed the Barabanki and Bahraich districts.
Designed arsenic an access-controlled 4-lane road with continuous work roads, the task volition bypass large habitations, summation mean question speeds, trim question clip to astir 1 hour, and amended wide roadworthy safety, substance efficiency, and conveyance operating costs, thereby enhancing determination mobility and socio-economic development.
The task provides seamless connectivity to cardinal economic, social, and logistics nodes crossed Uttar Pradesh.
Additionally, the upgraded corridor volition heighten multi-modal integration by connecting with 3 economical Nodes, 2 societal nodes and 12 logistic nodes, providing enhanced multimodality with Rupaidiha Land Port and Airports, thereby facilitating faster question of goods and passengers crossed the region.
Upon completion, the task volition strategically found a captious cross-border commercialized and transit corridor betwixt India and Nepal via the Nepalganj border, importantly improving entree to the Rupaidiha Land Port.
It volition heighten connectivity to distant districts specified arsenic the Bahraich territory and the Shravasti district, enactment PM GatiShakti economical and logistics nodes, and stimulate agri-trade, tourism, cross-border commerce, and determination investment.
