The Government of Uttar Pradesh has set up an Authority named “Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority” (UPEIDA), under UP Industrial Area Development Act 1976, vide Notification Number 4246/77-4-07-94 Bha/07TC, dated December 27, 2007 issued by Industrial Area Development Department-4, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
UPEIDA has undertaken project of following major expressways:-

a)      Agra- Lucknow Expressway

b)      Purvanchal Expressway

c)      Bundelkand Expressway

d)      Gorakhpur  link Expressway

e)      Ganga Expressway

UPEIDA is also responsible Agency to  Establishing UP Defence industrial Corridor.

There are six green field Defence Industry Nodes (Complex)in six different cities.

Lucknow

Jhansi

Agra

Kanpur

Aligarh

Chitrakoot

UPEIDA is also developing industrial corridor at long the Expressways.