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NHAI suspends toll after Lucknow-Kanpur road damage
Times of India··6 Aug
NHAI suspended toll collection on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway after monsoon damage on the newly opened Rs 4,200-crore corridor. It proposed declaring concessionaire PNC Infratech a non-performer and barring future bids, with repairs at the firm's cost. Named project engineers were removed and debarred from MoRTH, NHAI and NHIDCL projects for two years. Laser profilometer pavement checks were also planned.
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What It Means For You
- Lucknow-Kanpur drivers can use the corridor without toll until the damaged stretch is fully repaired.
- Taxpayers can note repair costs and lost toll revenue are proposed to be recovered from the concessionaire.
- Anyone tracking highway quality can watch the IIT Kharagpur probe into the July 26 slippage near Km 64.
What's Happening
- NHAI suspended toll on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway after monsoon damage on the newly opened corridor.
- It proposed declaring concessionaire PNC Infratech a non-performer and barring it from upcoming bids.
- Named project engineers were removed and debarred from MoRTH, NHAI and NHIDCL work for two years.
What Accountability Steps Followed The Monsoon Damage
- The Rs 4,200-crore expressway was inaugurated on July 13; slippage was reported near Km 64 on July 26.
- Sitting and former project directors face charge sheets and repatriation while a new PD takes charge.
- An IIT Kharagpur team was engaged to probe causes, with laser profilometer pavement checks planned.
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