Lucknow–Kanpur_Expressway
Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway
Indian expressway connecting Lucknow and Kanpur
The Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway or National Expressway 6 (NE-6), is an under construction 63 km long, 6-lane wide(expandable to 8) access controlled expressway in India's Uttar Pradesh. The expressway will connect Lucknow and Kanpur and will run parallel to NH-27 which connects Kanpur and Lucknow with a distance of about 85 km (53 mi) between existing and proposed parallel roads. The expressway will start 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 Kanpur.[1] It will intersect Ganga Expressway in Unnao district.
The expressway’s foundation stone was laid in March 2019 (again on January 5, 2022), and was notified as National Expressway 6 in the Gazette of India in December 2020.[2]
This mix of brownfield-upgrade and greenfield project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared by Egis India Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd.[3] Lucknow – Kanpur Expressway will 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 will consist of 3 major bridges, 28 minor bridges, 38 underpasses and 6 flyovers.[4]