Not just Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway: Gadkari announces ₹5 lakh cr road push for UP

Uttar Pradesh has received a major infrastructure boost with the inauguration of the 63-km Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, cutting travel time between the two cities to just 35-45 minutes. During the event, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced fresh road projects worth ₹50,000–60,000 crore and revealed that road infrastructure worth nearly ₹5 lakh crore will be completed across Uttar Pradesh over the next two years. The Centre also approved a 23-km elevated corridor in Lucknow, a metro project above it, and additional highway expansion plans.

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