# Fresh cracks and sinking trigger diversion on Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway 2026-08-09T10:58:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Fresh cracks detected at km 30.3 of the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway forced a 1.5-km diversion on Saturday, a day after repairs were completed on an adjacent damaged stretch. Engineers decided to reconstruct nearly one kilometre of carriageway rather than carry out surface-level repairs to prevent further settlement. Heavy rain on Sunday caused the expressway to sink at around 10 more locations, including near km 45, 44 and 41. The Rs 4,200-crore expressway, inaugurated on July 13, has suffered repeated failures during its first monsoon. NHAI has suspended toll collection and an IIT-Kharagpur team is collecting samples from over 60 locations to test pavement quality and underlying layers. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - news.abplive.com Tags: IIT-Kharagpur, Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, NHAI, PNC Infratech, road cracks, toll suspension Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fresh-cracks-force-1-5-km-diversion-on-lucknow-kanpur-expressway/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fresh-cracks-force-1-5-km-diversion-on-lucknow-kanpur-expressway/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.