Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway
Appearance
Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway लखनऊ–कानपुर एक्सप्रेसवे | |
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Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway in red | |
Route information | |
Maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) | |
Length | 73.77 km (45.84 mi) |
Existed | 2024 (expected)–present |
Major junctions | |
East end | Shaheed Path, Lucknow |
West end | Azad Chauraha, Kanpur |
Location | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Highway system | |
State Highways in Uttar Pradesh |
The Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway or National Expressway 6 (NE-6), is an 74 km long, 6-lane wide access controlled expressway 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
- Nov 2018: Detailed Project Report for ₹4,500 crore project finalised and submitted to the Government of Uttar Pradesh .[2]
- Mar 2019: Foundation stone laid down on 7 March 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
References
- ^ Gazette of India notification dated 15 December 2020
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.