YEIDA awards Afcons a ₹2,086 crore contract for a 24.5-kilometre section of the Ganga-Jewar Link Expressway

On 3 November 2026, Afcons Infrastructure was awarded a tender worth about ₹2,086 crore for a 24.5-kilometre section of the Ganga-Jewar Link Expressway in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area. The accompanying facts name the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) as the awarding body, while the headline attributes the award to YEIDA.

Project details

The planned 74.5-kilometre greenfield, access-controlled expressway will connect the Ganga Expressway with the Yamuna Expressway. Afcons’ section is expected to take about three years to complete. The expressway is planned initially as a six-lane road, with provision for expansion to eight lanes.

Important Facts for Exams

• Expressway access: Indian expressways admit traffic through grade-separated interchanges; national highways may lack a median and full access control.
• Interchange roles: System interchanges connect expressways with national or state highways, while service interchanges provide connections to smaller roads.
• YEIDA legal framework: YEIDA is a regional development authority constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Area Development Act, 1976, which provides for planned industrial-area development.