Rs 4,200 Crore Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway Caved In. Firm That Built It Banned For 3 Years

Months after a large section of the Lucknow-Kanpur elevated expressway caved in within days of its inauguration, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has banned PNC Infratech and its subsidiary, Awadh Expressway Private Limited, for three years.During this ban, PNC Infratech will be unable to bid for new tenders issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), NHAI, or their agencies for the next three years.Built at a cost of Rs 4,200 crore, the Lucknow-Kanpur Greenfield National Elevated Expressway was inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Union Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on July 13.However, a large section of the road caved in within 12 days of the inauguration, raising questions over the construction quality and monitoring mechanisms of the project. Allegations surfaced regarding potholes and road damage at 74 locations within just 26…