Gorakhpur is set to get its 15th railway overbridge and flyover in seven years, with chief minister Yogi Adityanath scheduled to inaugurate the newly constructed Bhopa Bazar railway overbridge on Sunday. The bridge has been built at a cost of ₹ 59.44 crore.
14 bridges and flyovers have already been constructed and opened to the public across Gorakhpur over the past seven years at a combined cost of ₹ 1,215.39 crore, according to district officials. With the inauguration of the Bhopa Bazar overbridge, the number of such structures will rise to 15.
The state government has focused on strengthening road infrastructure and constructing railway overbridges to improve connectivity and ease traffic congestion in Gorakhpur city and its adjoining rural areas. Subsequently, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a bridge over the Rapti river at Chanda Ghat, constructed at a cost of ₹ 35.26 crore, on January 7, 2022. Another major project, a bridge over the Ghaghra river at Kamariya Ghat, built at a cost of ₹ 117.84 crore, was inaugurated on August 18, 2022.
