Idle year and monsoon cracked Lucknow-Kanpur expressway

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The Lucknow-Kanpur expressway began failing 17 days after its July 13 inauguration, with surface damage and subsidence prompting NHAI to penalize builder PNC Infratech. The road sat unused for 11 months after completion in June 2025; investigators blame oxidation from lack of traffic and poor drainage. NHAI declared the builder non-performing, barred officials, and suspended tolls. Repairs may take three months. Officials may reconstruct a 26-km stretch, costing hundreds of crores. Similar monsoon-related drainage failures hit the Mumbai-Pune and Delhi-Dehradun expressways this year.


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