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Awadh Expressway

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Awadh Expressway
Map
Awadh Expressway in red
Route information
Maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Length62.76 km (39.00 mi)
StatusOpen
Existed13 July 2026–present
Major junctions
West end NH 27 in Azad Chauraha, Kanpur
East end NH 27 in Shaheed Path, Lucknow
Location
CountryIndia
StatesUttar Pradesh
Major citiesKanpur, Lucknow
Highway system

The Awadh Expressway also known as Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway is a 63-kilometre-long (39 mi), six-lane wide (expandable to 8) access-controlled expressway which connects two major cities Lucknow and Kanpur of the Awadh Region of Uttar Pradesh, India. It has been given the status of National Expressway 6 (NE 6) by the Government of India.

The expressway starts from its junction with NH-27 near Shaheed Path in South Lucknow (km 11.000 of existing NH-27) connecting Bani, Kantha, Amarsas and terminating at its junction with NH No. 27 (km 71.300 of existing NH-27) near Azad Marg, Kanpur where it is connected to the Udyog Path, Kanpur.[1] It also intersects the Ganga Expressway in Unnao district.

The expressway runs parallel to the existing National Highway 27 (NH-27), which connects Kanpur and Lucknow with a distance of about 85 km (53 mi).

The expressway's foundation stone was laid in March 2019 (again on January 5, 2022), and was notified as NE 6 in the Gazette of India in December 2020.[2] Construction work on the expressway has been completed and PNC Infratech, the company responsible behind the construction of this project received their completion certificate on 11 June 2026.[3] The project was inaugurated on 13 July 2026.[4]

This mix of brownfield-upgrade and greenfield project's Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared by Egis India Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd.[5] Lucknow – Kanpur Expressway have 2 elevated portions between Amausi and Bani – from chainage 13.025 to 16.400 (3.375 km) and 18.480 to 27.620 (9.14 km). It consists of 3 major bridges, 28 minor bridges, 38 underpasses and 6 flyovers.[6]

Interconnectivity

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It is connected to the Kanpur Ring Road/Udyog Path.

It has a trijunction of 3 expressways between Kanpur and Unnao; where the Awadh Expressway intersects with the proposed Kanpur-Noida Expressway and Ganga Expressway. [7]

Status updates

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  • Nov 2018: Detailed Project Report for ₹4,500 crore project finalised and submitted to the Government of Uttar Pradesh .[8]
  • Mar 2019: Foundation stone laid down on 7 March by Union Ministers - Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari for this project.[9]
  • May 2019: 90% land to be acquired by June 2019 followed by tendering. Civil work is expected to start by August 2019.[10]
  • Feb 2020: Notification for land acquisition to be issued soon.[11]
  • Aug 2020: Construction to start by March 2021,[12] and expressway to be ready by March 2023.[13]
  • Sep 2020: Land acquisition under progress.[14]
  • Dec 2020: Lucknow Kanpur Expressway, declared as NE 6 on December 15, 2020.[15]
  • Feb 2021: Land acquisition done.[16] Civil engineering work is expected to start in July 2021, and thereafter, it is expected to take 30 more months for project completion.[17]
  • June 2021: 400 hectares out of total requirement of 465 hectare land is acquired i.e. 86% land acquired. NHAI to bid out expressway in July and the civil work is expected to start by the end of the year.[18]
  • Jan 2022: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and CM Yogi Adityanath laid the foundation stone of Kanpur Lucknow expressway at Lucknow as on 5 Jan 2022.
  • Feb 2022: PNC Infratech emerges as the Lowest Bidder and is selected by NHAI to build and operate both packages of the 6-lane (expandable to 8) Expressway under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) beating Apco Infratech, MEIL, Gawar Construction and GR Infraprojects.[19]
  • July 2022: The Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway renamed as Awadh Expressway.
  • October 2025: Unnao section is complete with finishing touches done, while the work is underway in Lucknow package.
  • April 2026: Major construction work is completed and the elevated section is undergoing trial. Toll rates of the expressway are announced with one way toll of light private vehicle stands at 275 ₹ While the round trip toll stands at 415 ₹ finishing works on toll plazas remain the overall progress stands at 99%.
  • May 2026: Major work at couple of ramps and toll plazas in the Lucknow package is still underway, leading to significant delay in the operation of expressway.
  • June 2026: All the major construction work has been completed and company responsible behind the construction of this project PNC Infratech received their completion certificate.
  • July 2026: Expressway inauguarated on 13 July 2026.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Gazette of India notification dated 15 December 2020
  2. ↑ "Kanpur — Lucknow Expressway – Information & Status". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Dhan. "PNC Infratech subsidiary receives PCOD for Kanpur Lucknow Expressway". scanx.trade. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Lucknow News: लखनऊ-कानपुर एक्सप्रेसवे 13 जुलाई से होगा शुरू". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kanpur — Lucknow Expressway – Information & Status". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kanpur — Lucknow Expressway – Information & Status". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ↑ 13 Expressways in UP - Mapping the Road Network in Uttar Pradesh, MagicBricks, 22 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Pandey, Alok (13 November 2018). "बधाई हो : कानपुर-लखनऊ एक्सप्रेस-वे की डीपीआर हुई फाइनल" [Congratulations: Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway DPR final]. Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 29 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Rajnath Singh & Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone". The Hans India. Indo-Asian News Service. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  10. ↑ Rastogi, Divyansh (22 May 2019). "Lucknow-Kanpur expressway: अगस्त में शुरू होगा निर्माण, 45 से 50 मिनट में पूरा होगा सफर" [Lucknow-Kanpur expressway: construction will start in August, the journey will take 45 to 50 minutes]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 29 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "लखनऊ-कानपुर एक्सप्रेस-वे को मिली हरी झंडी" [Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway gets green light]. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020.
  12. ↑ Gupta, Anurag (14 August 2020). "Kanpur Lucknow Expressway: छह माह में पूरा होगा निर्माण सितंबर 2023 में शुरू होगा वाहनों का दौड़ना" [Kanpur Lucknow Expressway: Construction will be completed in six months, vehicles will start running in September 2023]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 7 December 2020.
  13. ↑ Dash, Dipak K. (13 August 2020). "23 new expressways and highways coming up in next 5 years". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020.
  14. ↑ Chopra, Vijay (17 September 2020). "Lucknow to Kanpur trip in 50 minutes via expressway". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
  15. ↑ Gupta, Rajesh (15 December 2020). "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of India (in Hindi and English). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2021.
  16. ↑ Mishra, Vivek (5 February 2021). "Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway: लखनऊ-कानपुर एक्सप्रेस-वे के लिए जमीन अधिग्रहण पूरा" [Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway: Land Acquisition Completed for Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway]. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 5 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Work of New Expressway project worth Rs 4700 crore to begin in October". The Times of India. 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Lucknow Kanpur एक्सप्रेस-वे के लिए जुलाई के पहले हफ्ते में टेंडर, दिसंबर तक शुरू हो सकता काम".
  19. ↑ "PNC Wins Kanpur Lucknow Expressway's Contract". The Metro Rail Guy. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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