Awadh Expressway

The Awadh Expressway also known as Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway is a 63-kilometre-long (39 mi), six-lane wide (expandable to 8) access-controlled expressway which connects two major cities Lucknow and Kanpur of the Awadh Region of Uttar Pradesh, India. It has been given the status of National Expressway 6 (NE 6) by the Government of India. The expressway starts 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 is connected to the Udyog Path, Kanpur. It also intersects the Ganga Expressway in Unnao district. The expressway runs parallel to the existing National Highway 27 (NH-27), which connects Kanpur and Lucknow with a distance of about 85 km (53 mi). 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. Construction work on the expressway has been completed and PNC Infratech, the company responsible behind the construction of this project received their completion certificate on 11 June 2026. The project was inaugurated on 13 July 2026. 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 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 consists of 3 major bridges, 28 minor bridges, 38 underpasses and 6 flyovers.