NHAI Suspends Toll After Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway Damage

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Now Zero Toll On Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway As Crumbling Within Weeks Of Opening Triggers NHAI Action – Officials Sacked, Contractor Debarred

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NHAI has suspended the Rs 275 toll on the 63-km Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway after pavement slippage and settlement appeared within weeks of its July 13 inauguration. Business Today reports damage at six locations, while Times Now identifies a major slippage near kilometre 64 on July 26. Traffic is using diversions, with repairs under way. NHAI has removed or repatriated project officials, begun proceedings against concessionaire PNC Infratech and issued notices to the independent engineer. An IIT Kharagpur team led by Professor KS Reddy will investigate, while a laser profilometer will assess the full corridor. Repairs are initially estimated at around Rs 3 crore, though wider reconstruction could cost hundreds of crores.

NHAI Suspends Toll After Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway Damage

The Indian Opinion

The loudest claims are that one damaged stretch proves the entire expressway is a fraud, or that electric fans alone explain the failure. Neither is established. The reported damage is serious, but the cause is still under investigation, with monsoon moisture, pavement ageing and construction lapses among the possibilities cited. Accountability should rest on the expert report, the full-road survey and the final repair bill, not viral videos. Will all six locations, and the remaining corridor, pass the laser assessment?

Sources (3): timesnownews.com, businesstoday.in, businesstoday.in (2)

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