Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway


The Kanpur Lucknow Expressway (कानपुर-लखनऊ एक्सप्रेसवे) is an 66 km (41 mi), 6-lane access controlled expressway road project in India's Uttar Pradesh state. The expressway will connect Kanpur and Lucknow and will run parallel to NH-27 which connects Kanpur and Lucknow with a distance of about 8.5 km (5.3 mi) between existing and proposed parallel roads. The expressway will start from Korari Kalan village in Unnao district and will end at Scooters India Limited near Lucknow after running elevated till Bani village in Lucknow district.[1]

Kanpur Lucknow Expressway
Route information
Length66 km (41 mi)
Major junctions
FromKanpur
ToLucknow
Highway system

Status updates
  • Nov 2018: Detailed Project Report for ₹4500 crore project finalised and submitted to the Government of Uttar Pradesh .[2]
  • 07 Mar 2019: Foundation stone laid down by Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari for this project.[3]
  • May 2019: 90% land to be acquired by June 2019 followed by tendering. Civil work is expected to start by August 2019.[4]
  • Feb 2020: Notification for land acquisition to be issued soon.[5]
  • Aug 2020: Construction to start by March 2021[6] and expressway to be ready by March 2023.[7]
  • Sep 2020: Land acquisition under progress. Civil construction work to start in April 2021 and expressway to be ready by October 2023.[8]
  • Dec 2020: Lucknow Kanpur Expressway, declared as NE 6 on December 15, 2020. [9]
  • Feb 2021: Land acquisition done.[10]

See also

References
  1. Gupta, Anurag (23 December 2018). "लखनऊ-उन्नाव के 63 गांवों से होकर कानपुर पहुंचेगा एलीवेटेड हाईवे" [Elevated highway to reach Kanpur via 63 villages of Lucknow-Unnao]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 29 December 2018.
  2. Pandey, Alok (13 November 2018). "बधाई हो : कानपुर-लखनऊ एक्सप्रेस-वे की डीपीआर हुई फाइनल" [Congratulations: Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway DPR final]. Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 29 April 2019.
  3. "Rajnath Singh & Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone". The Hans India. Indo-Asian News Service. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. Rastogi, Divyansh (22 May 2019). "Lucknow-Kanpur expressway: अगस्त में शुरू होगा निर्माण, 45 से 50 मिनट में पूरा होगा सफर" [Lucknow-Kanpur expressway: construction will start in August, the journey will take 45 to 50 minutes]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 29 August 2019.
  5. "लखनऊ-कानपुर एक्सप्रेस-वे को मिली हरी झंडी" [Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway gets green light]. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020.
  6. Gupta, Anurag (14 August 2020). "Kanpur Lucknow Expressway: छह माह में पूरा होगा निर्माण सितंबर 2023 में शुरू होगा वाहनों का दौड़ना" [Kanpur Lucknow Expressway: Construction will be completed in six months, vehicles will start running in September 2023]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 7 December 2020.
  7. Dash, Dipak K. (13 August 2020). "23 new expressways and highways coming up in next 5 years". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020.
  8. Chopra, Vijay (17 September 2020). "Lucknow to Kanpur trip in 50 minutes via expressway". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
  9. "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Notification" (PDF).
  10. https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/land-acquisition-process-completed-for-lucknow-kanpur-expressway/articleshow/80700017.cms


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