AnnouncedTransport
Varuna and Ganga elevated corridors (NH-31 / NH-19 to the Ring Road)वरुणा व गंगा एलिवेटेड कॉरिडोर (NH-31 / NH-19 से रिंग रोड)
Approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2026 to decongest the city: a 43.2 km, 6/4-lane mostly elevated corridor along the Varuna linking NH-31 to the Ring Road (₹10,998 crore), and a 46 km six-lane elevated corridor along the Ganga linking NH-19 to the Ring Road with a cable-stayed bridge (about ₹14,447 crore). About ₹25,445 crore in all, to be built by NHAI under the hybrid annuity model.
Timeline
Cabinet approval July 2026 · Construction yet to start
How to reach
- 9 km from Varanasi Junction (Cantt) station in a straight line
- 10.8 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in a straight line
- 11.6 km from Godowlia crossing, where cars stop for the old city in a straight line
Straight-line distances; by road through the lanes it is further.
Sources: Business Standard — Cabinet approves ₹25,445 crore road corridor projects for Varanasi · DD India — Cabinet approves two elevated corridors worth over ₹25,445 crore to decongest Varanasi
