UTTAR PRADESH’S LICKETY-SPLITON THE PATH OF DEVELOPMENT
People in the state are eagerly waiting for the opening of the country’s longest Purvanchal expressway connecting state capital Lucknow to the eastern tip of the state Ghazipur and the wait is going to end very soon. Among these people is Rashmi Patel, a 26-year-old software developer working in a multinational company in chak ganjaria area on the Sultanpur road in Lucknow. Rashmi hails from Mohammadabad area of Ghazipur district which is close to the Bihar border. Purvanchal Expressway connecting Lucknow to Ghazipur, will be a boon for people like Patel. The expressway is projected to cut travel time between Lucknow to Ghazipur to a mere four hours. Rashmi is quite elated for Purvanchal expressway, she says that on Saturday I can complete my office work and leave for Ghazipur and on Monday morning will depart from Ghazipur around 5a.m. in morning and will reach my office around 10:00 a.m.
AN EXPRESSWAY WITH MANY SPECIALTIES
Purvanchal Expressway does not have stones installed on the slopes on either side of the road (except on the banks of the river or in the water areas). In their place, beehive-like 'Jio cells' made of plastic have been used. In order to increase the quality of the road, instead of normal bitumen, rubber pieces mixed with 'crumb rubber modified bitumen' have been used.
Besides rubber, bitumen mixed with polymers has also been used in some places. Rubber and polymers
