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Fresh cracks force 1.5-km diversion on Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway
According to Hindustan Times, fresh cracks on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway forced a 1.5-km traffic diversion on Saturday, a day after repairs were completed on an adjoining damaged stretch. Engineers detected cracks at…
The Story in Brief
According to Hindustan Times, fresh cracks on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway forced a 1.5-km traffic diversion on Saturday, a day after repairs were completed on an adjoining damaged stretch. Engineers detected cracks at km 30.3 and decided to reconstruct nearly one kilometre of carriageway instead of surface repairs.
The NHAI and an IIT-Kharagpur team are intensifying technical examinations, collecting samples from over 60 locations and using a laser-beam system to scan the road. The 63-km expressway, inaugurated in July at a cost of Rs 4,200 crore, has suffered repeated failures during its first monsoon, leading to suspension of toll collection and action against concessionaire PNC Infratech.
The Indian Opinion
The repeated failures of the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway within months of its inauguration point to serious issues in construction quality and oversight. Claims of premium infrastructure ring hollow when a road cannot survive its first monsoon. While NHAI's suspension of toll and action against the contractor is welcome, the real test lies in the IIT-Kharagpur findings: if the failures involve underlying layers, the entire project's integrity is in question. Will the expressway be rebuilt from scratch, or just patched up?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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