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Shaheed Path to Get India's First Three-Story Connectivity Road, Gadkari Announces Major Plan.
- •Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced a three-story connectivity road on Lucknow's Shaheed Path, a first for India.
- •The plan includes an elevated road above Shaheed Path, with a metro line built above that.
- •The Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, currently 63 km long and costing 4,200 crore rupees, will be expanded.
- •Only public transport will be allowed on the new elevated road on Shaheed Path, prohibiting petrol-diesel vehicles.
- •Repair work on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway is nearly complete, with a potential reopening on September 25.
Key Questions Answered
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that a three-story connectivity project will be built on Lucknow's Shaheed Path, featuring an elevated road above the existing path and a metro line built above that. Only public transport will operate on this elevated road, as petrol and diesel vehicles will not be permitted.
The existing 63-kilometer Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, built at a cost of around 4,200 crore rupees, will be extended to the very end of Lucknow. Plans are underway to extend it further to Agra and connect it with the Farrukhabad Link Expressway, Ganga Expressway, and Lucknow-Agra Expressway for comprehensive regional connectivity.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that repair work on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway is nearly complete and the expressway could potentially reopen on September 25.
