Bundelkhand Expressway is a 296 km long and 4 lanes wide controlled-access highway (extendable up to 6) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It will connect Gonda village of Chitrakoot district with Kudrail village of Etawah district through Agra-Lucknow highway.

It is being developed by Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), Government of Uttar Pradesh with an estimated cost of Rs 14,716 crore (including cost of land).

The project was launched by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in April 2017. Ashok Buildcon is building one of the six packages (Package III) on this Bundelkhand Highway.

This package covers 49 km from Kauhari (Dist. Mahoba) to Baroli Kharka (Dist. Hamirpur) in Uttar Pradesh. The estimated cost of. 1079 crores.

Continuing its tradition of setting new benchmarks in the construction industry, Ashok has once again proved itself by successfully installing 12,700 tonnes of DBM, nonstop in a span of 61 hours. The result is the construction of 2.19 km four-lane highway.

This achievement is achieved through careful planning of timely acquisition of all materials, providing adequate human resources for continuous operation, ensuring that the plant and machinery are in working condition, implementing risk mitigation strategies. In addition to doing such as reducing blockages. This is the result of collaborative efforts to put spares on hold to ensure worker safety etc.

To ensure continuity in this mission, a contingency plan was also prepared to complete this mission by installing OEM equipment of pavers and hot mix plant.

This mammoth task was completed thanks to the full support of UPEIDA, which is headed by its CEO Avinash Awasthi along with Chief Engineer Manoj Gupta.

This effort enlisted the participation of PIU Consultants ICT Limited and RITES external technical auditors to create history.

The mission began in the early hours of April 16, 2021, and was completed in the late afternoon of April 18, 2021. It was an energetic endeavor that tested man and machine in one race time trial.

About 20 engineers and managers, 32 surveyors and supervisors, 20 quality control personnel, 200 operators and drivers, and over 70 workers were deployed in three days to complete the task.

The fleet of mechanical assets used includes two hot mix plants (200 TPH), sensor pavers (11.50 m wide), 5 tandem rollers, 2 stepped pneumatic rollers and approximately 150 dumpers for transporting bituminous mixtures.

News Source: NBM&CW