Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday thanked PM Narendra Modi after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the PM, approved the construction of the Kanpur-Kabrai Access-Controlled Greenfield Highway. The project will be developed at a cost of over Rs 7,145 crore.In a post on social media platform ‘X’, the CM thanked PM Narendra Modi for this “visionary decision”, stating that it would further strengthen the resolve of Viksit UP.The CM wrote: “This key project under the Bhopal-Kanpur Economic Corridor, aligned with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, will provide seamless connectivity between the Bundelkhand Expressway and the Kanpur Ring Road. The project will make travel smoother, accelerate investment, and provide a strong foundation for the region’s industrial development.”The 117.7-km-long four-lane access-controlled Greenfield Highway will be developed as part of National Highway-34. It will be made expandable to six lanes. The stretch will reduce travel time between Kanpur and Kabrai, which currently takes around 3.5 hours, to approximately 1.5 hours.
