Lucknow, July 13 -- Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will jointly inaugurate the 63-kilometre Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway on Monday, marking a major milestone in the state's infrastructure development and road connectivity.

The leaders will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for three National Highway projects with a combined cost of more than Rs 4,850 crore.

Ahead of the inauguration, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari described the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway as a "historic achievement" that would provide a new direction to Uttar Pradesh's connectivity.

In a post on X, Gadkari wrote, "Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway: A Historic A...