{
  "id": 13151093,
  "title": "UP Cabinet Clears ₹28.67 Crore Mainpuri Highway Project, 37.86-Km Route To Get Four-Lane Upgrade & Ghiror Bypass",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/up-cabinet-clears-28-67-crore-mainpuri-highway-project-37-86-km-route",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:18:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/up-cabinet-clears-2867-crore-mainpuri-highway-project-3786-km-route-to-get-four-lane-upgrade-ghiror-bypass"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 9, the Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approved a proposal for the revised administrative and financial approval of the Mainpuri district's State Highway No. 84 (Shikohabad-Bhogaon) project. The project involves upgrading a 31.30 km stretch from Ghiror to Bhogaon and constructing a 6.56 km bypass.\n\nThe upgraded 37.86 km road will have a four-lane configuration, replacing the existing road that carries heavy traffic between Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur, and Kannauj. The route, which runs along National Highway-2 (Delhi-Kolkata corridor) and connects to National Highway-91 (Delhi-Kanpur route) in Bhogaon, is notorious for congestion due to high traffic volume.\n\nChief Minister Yogi Adityanath's cabinet believes that widening and strengthening the road to four lanes will alleviate congestion, improve transportation facilities, and make travel smoother for farmers transporting their agricultural produce to market yards. Additionally, the development will facilitate easier commuting for residents traveling to and from the district headquarters.",
  "summary": "Lucknow, October 9: At the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday, the Cabinet approved a proposal for revised administrative and financial approval to widen and strengthen State Highway No. 84 (Shikohabad-Bhogaon) in Mainpuri district. Under the project, the 31.30 km road from Ghiror to Bhogaon will be upgraded to a four-lane road, and a 6.56 km Ghiror bypass will be…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}