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NHAI suspends toll after cracks hit Lucknow-Kanpur expressway
The NHAI has suspended toll collection on the newly opened Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway and ordered its contractor to repair damaged sections at its own cost by Friday morning, Mathrubhumi reports. Several project officials…
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The NHAI has suspended toll collection on the newly opened Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway and ordered its contractor to repair damaged sections at its own cost by Friday morning, Mathrubhumi reports. Several project officials have been debarred for two years, while concessionaire PNC Infratech could be declared a non-performer.
The Rs 4,200-crore expressway, inaugurated on 13 July, has reported cracks, sinkholes and subsidence at 84 locations. Traffic has been diverted to single lanes. Contractors used industrial blowers and pedestal fans for more than 24 hours to remove rainwater and surface moisture after a section slipped and a truck sank into the pavement. The episode drew widespread online ridicule.
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The fan-based repairs invite easy jokes, while claims that the entire expressway has collapsed are just as careless. The real issue is whether construction and drainage standards failed across the 84 affected locations, and whether accountability reaches beyond temporary action against officials. The repair deadline offers a clear test: how many sites are restored, and do they withstand the next heavy rain?
Source: english.mathrubhumi.com
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