LUCKNOW, June 17 -- The next phase of Lucknow's growth may follow the path of metro lines rather than city roads alone. A proposed 12-corridor network under the draft Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP)-2025 seeks to link fast-growing neighbourhoods, new housing clusters, business centres and neighbouring urban regions, creating a transport grid that could shape the city's expansion till 2040-50. The proposal, currently under government consideration, presents a blueprint for a larger and more connected metropolitan Lucknow.

The proposal was presented before the chief secretary by officials of the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) last week and is now awaiting a policy-level decision from the state government. Detailed Project R...