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NHAI suspends toll on Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway following road damage

The National Highways Authority of India has suspended toll collection and penalized the contractor for the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway after reports of recurring road damage. The expressway, which opened twenty days ago, has experienced multiple instances of surface collapse. Images of pedestal fans being used to dry the road surface have circulated online, drawing criticism from political figures and social media users regarding the quality of construction.

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Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley and the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
File photo: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas / GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

What Happened

The Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway has faced significant structural issues less than three weeks after its inauguration. Reports indicate that the road surface has collapsed five times, forcing traffic to be diverted through a narrow section of the route. Maintenance crews have deployed pedestal fans to remove moisture from the soil beneath the damaged sections before repair work can proceed.

The National Highways Authority of India has responded by penalizing the contractor and suspending toll collection on the expressway. Officials attributed the damage to heavy rainfall that weakened the sub-surface soil layers. The incident has prompted public criticism regarding construction standards, with political leaders questioning the quality of the infrastructure project.

Background

The National Highways Authority of India is the nodal agency responsible for the development, maintenance, and management of national highways in India.

Standing context, compiled from public reference sources rather than from the coverage above.

SourcesNational Highways Authority of India Act

Key Facts

  1. The Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway opened twenty days ago.
  2. The road has experienced five instances of surface collapse.
  3. Pedestal fans were used to dry the soil beneath the damaged road sections.
  4. The National Highways Authority of India has suspended toll collection.
  5. The contractor responsible for the project has been penalized.

The Timeline3

Every article on this story, in the order it was filed. We do not rank the outlets.

  1. 6 Aug

    1. SPSangbad Pratidin
      ফের ধস লখনউ-কানপুর এক্সপ্রেসওয়েতে! রাস্তা শুকোনো হল স্ট্যান্ড ফ্যান দিয়ে
    2. HTHindustan Times
      Pedestal fans used to dry ₹4,200-cr Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway repair

  2. 7 Aug

    1. MiMint
      Pedestal fans drying ₹4,200 crore Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway go viral; internet reacts — 'Rolling back to stone age'

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Languages

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  • English2 outlets
  • Bengaliবাংলা1 outlet

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  • No local newsroom
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  • Where the story is

1 state with local coverage. Spread across the country, with no regional concentration. Also carried by 2 national mastheads.

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