Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur Closed until June 25 for maintenance | View the alternative route here
Circle officer Jaisinghpur Prashant Singh said the six-kilometer stretch of highway in the district was closed on June 11 for maintenance works.
sultanpur: Important update for the travelers commuting on the Purvanchal Expressway. The Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur will remain closed until June 25 due to maintenance work on the Indian Air Force runway on the highway used for emergency landings of fighter jets, officials said.
Circle officer Jaisinghpur Prashant Singh said the six-kilometer stretch of highway in the district was closed on June 11 for maintenance works. Purvanchal Expressway security officer OP Singh said that the connecting road constructed next to the expressway will be used for vehicular traffic.
On 16 November 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 341 km long Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur. The Prime Minister had landed in a military transport aircraft on the 3.2 km stretch that had been developed as an emergency landing strip for the IAF.
The highway starts at Chandsarai village on the outskirts of Lucknow and ends at Hadairia village on NH-31 in Ghazipur district. It crosses nine districts including Ayodhya, Amethi and Azamgarh.
(with PTI inputs)