Awadh Expressway
| Awadh Expressway | |
|---|---|
Awadh Expressway in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) | |
| Length | 62.76 km (39.00 mi) |
| Status | June 2025 (expected) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Azad Chauraha, Kanpur |
| East end | Shaheed Path, Lucknow |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Uttar Pradesh |
| Major cities | Kanpur, Lucknow |
| Highway system | |
The Awadh Expressway also known as Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway connects two major cities Lucknow and Kanpur of the Awadh Region of Uttar Pradesh. It is an under-construction, 63-kilometre-long (39 mi), six-lane wide (expandable to 8) access-controlled expressway in India's Uttar Pradesh. It has been given the status of National Expressway 6 (NE 6) by the Government of India.
The expressway will connect Lucknow and Kanpur and will run parallel to National Highway 27 (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 Azad Marg, Kanpur where it will be connected to the Udyog Path, Kanpur. It will also 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 NE 6 in the Gazette of India in December 2020.
This mix of brownfield-upgrade and greenfield project's Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared by Egis India Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd. 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.