Union Ministers Rajnath, Gadkari inaugurate Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway
Union Ministers inaugurated the 63-km Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, a project designed to significantly reduce travel time between the two cities. The expressway is noted for being India's first to feature AI-based traffic management systems.
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Infrastructure development is a key driver of economic growth and regional connectivity in India.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday jointly inaugurated the 63-km Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway in Lucknow, a project expected to cut travel time between the two cities from over two hours to 40 minutes.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Singh said the demand for a highway between Kanpur and Lucknow had been pending for a long time, and that its inauguration had resolved the long-standing problem of traffic congestion between the two cities.
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