Bareilly. A major initiative is being taken to further improve the road network of Uttar Pradesh. The new highway connecting Pilibhit and Sitarganj in Uttarakhand via Bareilly is getting fast prepared. This project will not only reduce the travel time, but the problem of traffic jam will also be solved to a great extent. The biggest thing is that the places where there were obstacles over land acquisition between Bareilly-Pilibhit have now been removed and the construction work has increased.

Three bypasses are being built

Under the highway construction, three important bypasses covering a distance of about 32.5 km between Bareilly to Pilibhit are being developed. These bypasses are being built in Rithora, Nawabganj-Hafizganj and Jehanabad, which will make the traffic from the main parts of the cities and make it easy. This will provide relief from jam to thousands of drivers daily and will save time in long distance travel.

Land acquisition bottlenecks end

The work had long stopped due to lack of occupation of the land selected for bypass construction. Construction was being hampered due to encroachment at places like Barkapur, Ladpur Usmanpur and Faridpur Ganga. However, after the continuous efforts of the administration and NHAI, the revenue department has removed the encroachments and captured these places. This has given a new speed to the project.

Bareilly-Pilibhit section will be completed by June

According to NHAI officials, 40 percent of the work has been completed in the Bareilly-Pilibhit section so far. The speed of work was slow due to rain and land disputes, but now after everything is smooth, it is expected that this section will be fully ready by June 2026. Quality check is also being done continuously during the construction work.

Construction from Pilibhit to Sitarganj is slightly behind

The second part of the highway, which is about 38 km long from Pilibhit to Sitarganj, has also been acquired. However, in this section it was delayed in getting the NOC of the Forest Department, causing delayed construction work. Now the pace of construction is also being increased here, but this part will take some more time to complete.