Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway

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Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway
Route information
Length66 km (41 mi)
Major junctions
FromLucknow
ToKanpur
Highway system


The Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway (लखनऊ–कानपुर एक्सप्रेसवे), designated as National Expressway 6, 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 its junction with NH-27 near Shaheed Path (km 11.000 of existing NH-27) connecting Bani, Kantha, Amarsas and terminating at its junction with NH No. 27 (km 71.300 of existing NH-27) near Kanpur in the State of Uttar Pradesh.[1]

Status updates[edit]

  • 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] Civil engineering work is expected to start in July 2021, and thereafter, it is expected to take 30 more months for project completion.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Gazette of India notification dated 15 December 2020
  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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  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. ↑ Gupta, Rajesh (15 December 2020). "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of India (in Hindi and English). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ↑ Mishra, Vivek (5 February 2021). "Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway: लखनऊ-कानपुर एक्सप्रेस-वे के लिए जमीन अधिग्रहण पूरा" [Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway: Land Acquisition Completed for Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway]. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 5 February 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ↑ "Work of New Expressway project worth Rs 4700 crore to begin in October". The Times of India. 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021.


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