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The '''Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway''' '''(लखनऊ–कानपुर एक्सप्रेसवे)''', designated as '''National Expressway 6''', is an {{Convert|66|km|mi|abbr=on}}, 6-lane [[Expressways in India|access controlled]] expressway road project in [[India]]'s [[Uttar Pradesh]] state. The expressway will connect [[Kanpur]] and [[Lucknow]] and will run parallel to [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH-27]] which connects [[Kanpur]] and [[Lucknow]] with a distance of about {{Convert|8.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} between existing and proposed parallel roads. The expressway will start from its junction with
NH-27 near Shaheed Path (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 in the State of Uttar Pradesh.<ref>[http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/223742.pdf Gazette of India notification dated 15 December 2020]</ref>

==Status updates==
* '''Nov 2018:''' [[Detailed Project Report]] for [[Indian rupee sign|₹]]4500 [[crore]] project finalised and submitted to the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] .<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pandey|first=Alok|date=13 November 2018|title=बधाई हो : कानपुर-लखनऊ एक्सप्रेस-वे की डीपीआर हुई फाइनल|language=Hindi|trans-title=Congratulations: Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway DPR final|work=[[Rajasthan Patrika]]|url=https://www.patrika.com/kanpur-news/kanpur-lucknow-expressway-dpr-has-become-final-3702701/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429183629/https://www.patrika.com/kanpur-news/kanpur-lucknow-expressway-dpr-has-become-final-3702701/|archive-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref>
* '''07 Mar 2019:''' Foundation stone laid down by [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Ministers]] [[Rajnath Singh]] and [[Nitin Gadkari]] for this project.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 March 2019|title=Rajnath Singh & Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone|work=[[The Hans India]]|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2019-03-07/Rajnath-Gadkari-lay-foundation-stones-inaugurate-projects-in-UP/508909|url-status=live|access-date=7 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207064323/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Latest-News/2019-03-07/Rajnath-Gadkari-lay-foundation-stones-inaugurate-projects-in-UP/508909|archive-date=7 December 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 2019:''' 90% land to be acquired by June 2019 followed by tendering. Civil work is expected to start by August 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rastogi|first=Divyansh|date=22 May 2019|title=Lucknow-Kanpur expressway: अगस्त में शुरू होगा निर्माण, 45 से 50 मिनट में पूरा होगा सफर|language=Hindi|trans-title=Lucknow-Kanpur expressway: construction will start in August, the journey will take 45 to 50 minutes|work=[[Dainik Jagran]]|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-lucknow-kanpur-expressway-construction-will-start-in-august-19245345.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829053756/https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-lucknow-kanpur-expressway-construction-will-start-in-august-19245345.html|archive-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
* '''Feb 2020:''' Notification for land acquisition to be issued soon.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 February 2020|title=लखनऊ-कानपुर एक्सप्रेस-वे को मिली हरी झंडी|language=Hindi|trans-title=Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway gets green light|work=[[Navbharat Times]]|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/development/lucknow-kanpur-expressway-gets-clearance-of-transport-ministry/articleshow/73971742.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207064836/https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/development/lucknow-kanpur-expressway-gets-clearance-of-transport-ministry/articleshow/73971742.cms|archive-date=7 December 2020}}</ref>
* '''Aug 2020:''' Construction to start by March 2021<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Anurag|date=14 August 2020|title=Kanpur Lucknow Expressway: छह माह में पूरा होगा निर्माण सितंबर 2023 में शुरू होगा वाहनों का दौड़ना|language=Hindi|trans-title=Kanpur Lucknow Expressway: Construction will be completed in six months, vehicles will start running in September 2023|work=[[Dainik Jagran]]|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-kanpur-lucknow-expressway-will-be-constructed-within-six-month-and-start-from-september2023-20625508.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207063816/https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-kanpur-lucknow-expressway-will-be-constructed-within-six-month-and-start-from-september2023-20625508.html|archive-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> and expressway to be ready by March 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dash|first=Dipak K.|date=13 August 2020|title=23 new expressways and highways coming up in next 5 years|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/23-expressways-new-highways-coming-up-in-next-5-years/articleshow/77526921.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823201358/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/23-expressways-new-highways-coming-up-in-next-5-years/articleshow/77526921.cms|archive-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>
* '''Sep 2020:''' Land acquisition under progress. Civil construction work to start in April 2021 and expressway to be ready by October 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chopra|first=Vijay|date=17 September 2020|title=Lucknow to Kanpur trip in 50 minutes via expressway|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/lucknow-to-kanpur-trip-in-50-minutes-via-expressway/articleshow/78156838.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918013716/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/lucknow-to-kanpur-trip-in-50-minutes-via-expressway/articleshow/78156838.cms|archive-date=18 September 2020}}</ref>
* '''Dec 2020:''' Lucknow Kanpur Expressway, declared as NE 6 on December 15, 2020.<ref name="Notification dated December 15, 2020">{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Rajesh|date=15 December 2020|title=Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Notification|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/223742.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219015747/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/223742.pdf|archive-date=19 February 2021|website=[[The Gazette of India]]|language=Hindi, English}}</ref>
* '''Feb 2021''': Land acquisition done.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mishra|first=Vivek|date=5 February 2021|title=Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway: लखनऊ-कानपुर एक्सप्रेस-वे के लिए जमीन अधिग्रहण पूरा|language=Hindi|trans-title=Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway: Land Acquisition Completed for Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway|work=[[Navbharat Times]]|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/land-acquisition-process-completed-for-lucknow-kanpur-expressway/articleshow/80700017.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205042550/https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/land-acquisition-process-completed-for-lucknow-kanpur-expressway/articleshow/80700017.cms|archive-date=5 February 2021}}</ref> Civil engineering work is expected to start in July 2021, and thereafter, it is expected to take 30 more months for project completion.<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2021|title=Work of New Expressway project worth Rs 4700 crore to begin in October|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/work-of-new-expressway-project-worth-rs-4700-crore-to-begin-in-october/articleshow/81076278.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217224608/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/work-of-new-expressway-project-worth-rs-4700-crore-to-begin-in-october/articleshow/81076278.cms|archive-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Bundelkhand Expressway]]
* [[Purvanchal Expressway]]
*[[Yamuna Expressway]]
*[[Ganga Expressway]]

==References==
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[[Category:National expressways in India]]
[[Category:Proposed expressways in India]]
[[Category:Expressways in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Kanpur]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh]]

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