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Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway to Remain Toll-Free Until Repairs End
The Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway will remain toll-free until repairs are completed, after five complaints of road subsidence emerged within 20 days of its 13 July inauguration, Business Today Bazaar reports. The 63-kilometre expressway…
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The Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway will remain toll-free until repairs are completed, after five complaints of road subsidence emerged within 20 days of its 13 July inauguration, Business Today Bazaar reports. The 63-kilometre expressway cost about Rs 4,200 crore to build, with a one-way toll set at Rs 275.
The National Highways Authority of India has recommended that contractor PNC Infratech be declared a non-performing firm and has written to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The project director was removed. Project manager Vivek Gupta, resident engineer Yatendra Kumar and independent engineers’ team leader Surendra Kumar were barred from NHAI and ministry projects for two years.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that one failure proves every public infrastructure project is unsafe are as careless as treating the toll waiver as a complete fix. The immediate test is straightforward: repairs must address all five reported locations and the road must pass independent quality checks before toll collection resumes. The ministry’s decision on PNC Infratech will also show whether accountability extends beyond temporary bans on officials.
Source: bazaar.businesstoday.in
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