LUCKNOW, Dec. 7 -- The 594-km Ganga Expressway, the country's longest expressway spanning through 12 districts from Meerut to Prayagraj, is almost complete and is expected to become operational early next year, according to a senior official of the state government.

To ensure world-class status the Uttar Pradesh government had signed an agreement with the ETH Zurich University and the RTDT Laboratories AG of Switzerland in May this year. The pact was signed to implement systems based on artificial intelligence (AI) and sensors for monitoring the expressway's quality and comfort.

According to Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), this technology can detect and fix road defects during the construction phase ...